Our Mission: To manage, direct, coordinate, and evaluate all CSELS activities

Our Services

• Guide CSELS policy formation, scientific oversight, and program planning and development.

• Identify program priorities through strategic planning.

• Review and evaluate program data for opportunities to make CSELS more effective.

• Coordinate CSELS science, communication, policy, and business management activities.

• Create an organizational framework to strengthen public health laboratory science, policy, and practice within CDC and at local, state, and global levels.

• Establish a coordinated approach to address cross- cutting issues in laboratory policy, science, and practice, and coordinate program and laboratory integration.

• Recruit strong, credible, dynamic leaders and staff

• to CSELS to demonstrate the scientific credibility and value of our programs to internal and external partners through research, consultation, service, and innovation.

• Develop a highly collaborative service culture within CSELS, and between CSELS and other CDC programs, to maximize our value to the agency and its partners.

• Collaborate with CDC, HHS, other federal agencies, and external public health partners.

Our Activities and Programs Activities

• Science

• Communication

• Policy

• Business Management

Programs

• CDC Biosurveillance Coordination Activity

• Health Information Strategy Activity

• Program Integration Unit (PIU)

• Surveillance Data Platform (SDP) With Shared Services

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