The CDC works around the clock to monitor and prevent disease epidemics, develop disease prevention policies, and nurture safe environments. The CDC also leads public health efforts to prevent and control infectious and chronic diseases and environmental health coercions. The agency focuses on reinforcement surveillance and epidemiology, improving health globally, providing aid to local and state health departments, decreasing causes of death, and improving health procedures.
The CDC 's disease prevention efforts comprise of making the public aware on how to identify and avoid getting infectious diseases, like a cold or strep throat. The CDC also screens chronic diseases outbreaks, including Ebola.

The CDC provides research and programs to