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Alternative Title:
CDC’s winnable battles
Corporate Authors:
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (U.S.). Office of the Director.
Description:
“Winnable battles” describe public health priorities where CDC and public health can make significant progress in a relatively short

timeframe – generally within one to four years. To date, CDC has identified the following domestic Winnable Battles with a substantial

focus on prevention in the following areas:

• Healthcare-associated infections

• HIV

• Motor vehicle injuries

• Nutrition, physical activity, obesity and food safety

• Teen pregnancy

• Tobacco

CDC also has made a commitment to prevention around the world with the following global Winnable Battles:

• Mother-to-child transmission of HIV and congenital syphilis globally

• Global immunization, including polio eradication

• Lymphatic filariasis in the Americas

wb_general_faqs.pdf


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Accidents, Traffic/prevention & Control
Automobile Driving/Standards
Cross Infection/prevention & Control
Food Safety
Health Promotion
Healthy People Programs
HIV Infections/prevention & Control
Obesity/prevention & Control
Physical Fitness
Pregnancy In Adolescence/prevention & Control
Program Evaluation
Public Health
Safety
Tobacco Use Cessation

Document Type:
Report
Name as Subject:
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (U.S.). Office of the Director. ; Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (U.S.). Office of the Director.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (U.S.). Office of the Director. ; Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (U.S.). Office of the Director. Less -
Place as Subject:
United States
Collection(s):
Stephen B. Thacker CDC Library collection
Main Document Checksum:
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urn:sha256:21d015d0a14a503e0aa02412abdc2544156e21f3b11ba6e078d9958b63752fd7
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