Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)

1600 Clifton Rd.,

Atlanta, GA 30333

(404) 639-3311

www.cdc.gov

The CDC's goal is to promote health and quality of life by preventing and controlling disease. The organization has developed vital partnerships with public and private medical groups that can provide information and assistance to people in the United States and throughout the world. One of the CDC's functions is to investigate outbreaks of new and dangerous diseases such as SARS.

National Institutes of Health (NIH)

9000 Rockville Pike,

Bethesda,

MD 20892

www.nih.gov

This organization is one of the most sophisticated medical research centers in the world. Comprising twenty-seven separate institutes and centers, the NIH is dedicated to acquiring new knowledge to help prevent, detect, diagnose, and treat diseases, as well as to support education about them.

World Health Organization (WHO)

Avenue Appia 20,

1211 Geneva 27,

Switzerland

www.who.int

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