Government & Foundation Info Guide - Health and Medical

NCEZID works to protect people at home and around the world from emerging and zoonotic infectious diseases ranging from A to Z—anthrax to zoonoses. Tracks data related to infectious disease.

Conducts health investigations, surveillance & registries to describe the relationship between the presence of environmental hazardous substances and public health.

The Center's goal is to prevent and control chronic disease. Tracks prevalence and cost of diseases & conditions through predicted incident rates, mortality rates & birth rates.

NCEH) plans, directs, and coordinates a national program to maintain and improve the health of the American people by promoting a healthy environment and by preventing premature death and avoidable illness and disability caused by non-infectious, non-occupational environmental and related factors. We are especially committed to safeguarding the health of populations that are particularly vulnerable to certain environmental hazards - children, the elderly, and people with disabilities. Develops public health programs & policies to prevent disease.

This agency maximizes public health and safety nationally and internationally through the elimination, prevention, and control of disease, disability, and death caused by HIV/AIDS, viral hepatitis, STDs and TB.

The mission of the National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases (NCIRD) is the prevention of disease, disability, and death through immunization and by control of respiratory and related diseases.