hurricanes...

food-borne outbreaks...

anthrax attacks...

The world continues to have disasters, terrorist threats,

and diseases both known and unknown.

You don't have to face all of it alone.

Within days of the cataclysmic Japanese earthquake and tsunami,

CDC scientists were at work,

protecting U.S. shores from potentially harmful radiation.

Immediately after the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico,

CDC began tracking potential health problems.

Long before Hurricane Katrina's floodwaters receded,

CDC sent experts to help get

the New Orleans public-health system back up and running.

Right after the 9/11 terrorist attacks,

CDC was on site,

keeping emergency responders from getting sick

and tracking long-term health problems.

Behind the scenes and sometimes right out in front,

the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

extends a helping hand wherever and whenever we are needed.

CDC works in an emergency,

but our work is not waiting for the next disaster to happen.

Every day, CDC is tracking food-borne outbreaks

that could sicken and kill hundreds of people --

especially children.

Every day, CDC is tracking diseases

that can be prevented by vaccines

or changes in diet or lifestyle.

Every day, CDC is on call, helping your community

with health concerns both great and small.

Every day, CDC is working

to make the healthy choice the easy choice.

Every day, CDC is helping laboratories

identify and rapidly report disease outbreaks.

Every day, CDC keeps The Strategic National Stockpile

of emergency medicine and supplies

ready to ship anywhere in the U.S. within 12 hours.

Every day, CDC's disease detectives

conduct field investigations for all kinds of health threats.

The CDC is standing firmly in place,

protecting you from threats today

and helping you protect your tomorrows.

CDC 24/7.

Saving lives.

Protecting people.

Saving money through prevention.

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