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General Statement [from the FY 2000 Congressional Justification]
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1999/07/06
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Description:As the nation’s prevention agency, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is responsible for promoting health and quality of life by preventing and controlling disease, injury, and disability. In its half century of successes working with partners across the nation and the world, CDC has been a leader and pioneer in detecting and investigating health problems, conducting research to enhance prevention, developing and advocating sound health policies, implementing prevention strategies, promoting healthy behaviors, fostering safe and healthy environments, and providing leadership and training in public health. At home and abroad, CDC has consistently recouped the nation’s investment, saving lives and dollars.
As our nation approaches the next century, CDC has embarked on efforts to confront new public health challenges. New and drug-resistant forms of infectious diseases now threaten the health of Americans. Tobacco use causes about one of every five deaths in the United States, costing the country more than $100 billion annually in medical expenditures and indirect costs. Violence, another highly preventable public health problem, continues to endanger young Americans; homicide is the second leading cause of death for people between the ages of 15 to 24 and the leading cause of death for African-Americans in this age group. We must also be prepared to respond quickly to reduce the consequences of biological, chemical, and radiological terrorism.
Finally, the country’s public health structure - the people, science, and systems that protect the country from disease - must be strengthened. For example, the country needs an enhanced national surveillance system that can quickly identify infectious disease outbreaks or bioterrorist attacks. A number of CDC’s laboratory, office, and scientific support buildings, many of which are more than 30 years old, are outdated and do not provide a safe, up-to-date working environment. Without a national disease monitoring system and a strong laboratory and scientific infrastructure at CDC, the country will not able to protect its citizens from the deadly threat of infectious diseases and environmental exposures.
To meet these challenges, CDC has identified four priorities to guide our actions as we move into the 21st century: 1) Strengthen Science for Public Health Action; 2) Collaborate with Health Care Partners for Prevention; 3) Promote Healthy Living at Every Stage of Life; and, 4) Work with Partners to Improve Global Health.
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Federal Fiscal Year:2000
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