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Understanding the Context

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) collaborates to create the expertise, information, and tools that people and communities need to protect their health through health promotion, prevention of disease, injury and disability, and preparedness for new health threats. As the CDC's databases are no longer maintained with accurate and up-to-date information, a "shadow CDC" of states and medical societies is forming to fill the vacuum. President Donald Trump on Thursday nominated Erica Schwartz to serve as director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The CDC has been going through turmoil and several leadership ...

Key Insights

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), agency of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, headquartered in Atlanta, whose mission is centred on preventing and controlling disease and promoting environmental health and health education in the United States. Here’s what we know about Dr. Erica Schwartz, who was recently nominated by Trump to be director of the CDC. What we know about the new CDC director amid praise from doctors Public health veteran is Trump’s pick to lead CDC as ...

Final Thoughts

- CNN Trump nominates Erica Schwartz, ex-deputy surgeon general, as CDC director Schwartz was deputy surgeon general under Trump’s first administration and is a rear admiral in the US Coast Guard Close-up view of Southeast Asian baby boy with medical plaster after vaccination in the medical clinic Senior Correspondent On Jan. 5, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) changed ...