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OUTBREAK INVESTIGATION In 2010, CDC helped investigate over 200 dangerous foodborne outbreaks. NATIONAL SECURITY The Laboratory Response Network is run by CDC and includes over 150 labs across the U.S. that prepare the nation for potential acts of bloterrorism. 24 PROTECTING THE PUBLIC Each week, CDC monitors more than 60 Infectious diseases and shares their findings with state and local health departments to keep the public protected. 00 Talal TOXIN SCREENING CDC can screen human blood for traces of 150 toxic chemicals, including those most likely to be used by terrorists. GLOBAL TRAVEL CDC lets people know if they have been exposed to a communicable disease while traveling on an airplane and provides information on other health concerns when flying PATENTS FOR PROGRESS CDC malntalns 1,16 patents based on CDC inventions. LAB LABS IN ACTION The Viral Special Pathogens Lab at CDC monitors over 35 infectious viruses, many of which cause hemorrhagic fevers and other deadly diseases. EMERGENCY RESPONSE The Strategic National Stockpile is used by CDC to distribute lifesaving vaccines, medicine and supplies in response to public health emergencies. Saving Lives AROUND THE CLOCK & AROUND THE GLOBE Health Security Healthy Economy Health Innovation CDC is committed to a single mission: protecting America from CDC plays an essential role in our national security by providing important services that protect our nation against expensive and dangerous health threats. These threats CDC is vital to a healthy economy in three essential ways. First, CDC fights pandemics and disease outbreaks that disrupt continuity of operations and reduce productivity. And, CDC provides proven guldellnes and health data to help protect workers from health, Whether a disease starts at home or abroad, health, safety and security threats. CDC applies groundbreaking is chronic or acute, or results from human eror or dellberate attack, CDC learns how to fight it, research and real-time emergency response to keep America and supports communitles and citizens in healthy, safe and secure. CDC turns science into action to preventing It. A driver of health Innovation, CDC bullds the strategles, technology and networks Include bloterrorism and diseases like SARS and pandemic flu that emerge, spread and can kill quickly. protect all of us from expensive and dangerous health threats. occupational and environmental hazards. relled on by the world to detect and respond Also, CDC helps employers and families reduce to diseases, reduce Injuries, and improve healthcare spending on chronic diseases like diabetes, heart disease and stroke. overall health, productivity and well-belng. OUTBREAK INVESTIGATION In 2010, CDC helped investigate over 200 dangerous foodborne outbreaks. NATIONAL SECURITY The Laboratory Response Network is run by CDC and includes over 150 labs across the U.S. that prepare the nation for potential acts of bloterrorism. 24 PROTECTING THE PUBLIC Each week, CDC monitors more than 60 Infectious diseases and shares their findings with state and local health departments to keep the public protected. 00 Talal TOXIN SCREENING CDC can screen human blood for traces of 150 toxic chemicals, including those most likely to be used by terrorists. GLOBAL TRAVEL CDC lets people know if they have been exposed to a communicable disease while traveling on an airplane and provides information on other health concerns when flying PATENTS FOR PROGRESS CDC malntalns 1,16 patents based on CDC inventions. LAB LABS IN ACTION The Viral Special Pathogens Lab at CDC monitors over 35 infectious viruses, many of which cause hemorrhagic fevers and other deadly diseases. EMERGENCY RESPONSE The Strategic National Stockpile is used by CDC to distribute lifesaving vaccines, medicine and supplies in response to public health emergencies. Saving Lives AROUND THE CLOCK & AROUND THE GLOBE Health Security Healthy Economy Health Innovation CDC is committed to a single mission: protecting America from CDC plays an essential role in our national security by providing important services that protect our nation against expensive and dangerous health threats. These threats CDC is vital to a healthy economy in three essential ways. First, CDC fights pandemics and disease outbreaks that disrupt continuity of operations and reduce productivity. And, CDC provides proven guldellnes and health data to help protect workers from health, Whether a disease starts at home or abroad, health, safety and security threats. CDC applies groundbreaking is chronic or acute, or results from human eror or dellberate attack, CDC learns how to fight it, research and real-time emergency response to keep America and supports communitles and citizens in healthy, safe and secure. CDC turns science into action to preventing It. A driver of health Innovation, CDC bullds the strategles, technology and networks Include bloterrorism and diseases like SARS and pandemic flu that emerge, spread and can kill quickly. protect all of us from expensive and dangerous health threats. occupational and environmental hazards. relled on by the world to detect and respond Also, CDC helps employers and families reduce to diseases, reduce Injuries, and improve healthcare spending on chronic diseases like diabetes, heart disease and stroke. overall health, productivity and well-belng.