Prevention of Disease
Prevention is better than cure.
—Desiderius Erasmus
Preventing disease involves a wide range of interrelated programs, actions, and activities. Some prevention measures ...
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Centers for Disease Control
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) address current and emerging health risks to help improve public health in the United States and worldwide. Based in At...
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Disease Control
Clinicians have always intuitively understood the value of disease control and prevention. Early intervention in the course of a disease or even before disease develops has saved the l...
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Disease Prevention
Less than one hundred years ago, one out of every 10 babies born in the United States died before its first birthday. Major advances in hygiene, and development of vaccines led to g...
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Centers for Disease Control
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is one of the primary public health institutions in the world. CDC is headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, with facilitie...
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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is the Atlanta, Georgia-based agency of the Public Health Service that has led efforts to prevent dise...
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