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Developed by the CDC Foundation :: cdcfoundation.org

Note to presenter:

You are welcome to include one, more or all of slides below in your presentation. Also consider creating a slide that illustrates how CDC directly impacts your organization or community.

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Saving Lives.

Protecting People.

Saving Money Through Prevention.


CDC is committed to a

single mission:

protecting America

from health, safety and

security threats, both

foreign and domestic.


Whether diseases

start at

are

curablehuman error

CDC fights it and supports

communities and citizens

to prevent it.

home or

chronic or

abroad,

acute,

or preventable, or deliberate attack,


CDC applies groundbreaking research

and real-time emergency response

to keep America healthy, safe and secure.


CDC protects and improves health in

your state and community.

• More than 70% of CDC’s funding is distributed to state and local health departments, universities and other key organizations in all 50 states and around the world

• CDC empowers the public with vital tools so they can protect their own health and the health of their families


CDC and its partners determine the ultimate success of homeland security.

• CDC connects state and local health, recognizing disease patterns and helping states respond more quickly and effectively

• CDC field staff are assigned to all 50 states and more than 50 countries

Saving Lives and Protecting People

CDC’s global disease detection network responded to 535 disease outbreaks and detected 51 new pathogens from 2006 to 2010.

CDC helped investigate more than 200 multi-state foodborne outbreaks in 2010, including E. coli and Salmonella.


CDC’s Emergency Operations Center serves as a 24/7 central command for public health responses to emergencies like Hurricane Katrina, H1N1 and the Deepwater Horizon explosion.



CDC maintains a Strategic National Stockpile that distributes lifesaving vaccines, medicines and supplies following a public health crisis.


Saving Money Through Prevention

More than three-quarters of the nation’s healthcare spending is on preventable diseases like diabetes, heart disease and stroke.

CDC invests in programsproven to prevent these diseases and reduce healthcare costs.

75% of U.S. healthcare spending is on preventable disease

$1.9 trillion


Saving Money Through Prevention

Regular childhood vaccinations prevent 20 million cases of disease, avert 42,000 deaths and save nearly $70 billion.

CDC s guidelines for preventing infections ′in healthcare facilities save 4,500 lives each year and $3.3 billion.


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With the world a dangerous place… we need CDC.

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