In 1946, there were only seven medical officers on duty and an early organization chart was drawn, somewhat fancifully, in the shape of a mosquito. In CDC's initial years, more than six and a half million homes were sprayed, mostly with DDT. With a budget at the time of about $1 million, 59 percent of its personnel were engaged in mosquito abatement and habitat control with the objective of control and eradication of malaria in the United States (see National Malaria Eradication Program).Īmong its 369 employees, the main jobs at CDC were originally entomology and engineering. Offices were located on the sixth floor of the Volunteer Building on Peachtree Street. The agency changed names (see infobox on top) before adopting the name Communicable Disease Center in 1946. Public Health Service and Atlanta was chosen as the location because malaria was endemic in the Southern United States. The Rockefeller Foundation greatly supported malaria control, sought to have the governments take over some of its efforts, and collaborated with the agency. Preceding its founding, organizations with global influence in malaria control were the Malaria Commission of the League of Nations and the Rockefeller Foundation. The Communicable Disease Center was founded July 1, 1946, as the successor to the World War II Malaria Control in War Areas program of the Office of National Defense Malaria Control Activities. See also: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention timeline Establishment The Director reports to the United States Secretary of Health and Human Services. The current Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is Rochelle Walensky. The CDC also conducts research and provides information on non-infectious diseases, such as obesity and diabetes, and is a founding member of the International Association of National Public Health Institutes. It especially focuses its attention on infectious disease, food borne pathogens, environmental health, occupational safety and health, health promotion, injury prevention and educational activities designed to improve the health of United States citizens. The CDC focuses national attention on developing and applying disease control and prevention. The agency's main goal is the protection of public health and safety through the control and prevention of disease, injury, and disability in the US and worldwide. It is a United States federal agency, under the Department of Health and Human Services, and is headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ( CDC) is the national public health agency of the United States. United States Department of Health and Human Services Debra Houry, Acting Principal Deputy Director.

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