Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

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federal agency of the United States national public health agency research institute

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is the leading U.S. public health agency responsible for disease surveillance, prevention, and health promotion domestically and globally.

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All labels observed (23)

Label	Occurrences
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention canonical	206
U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention	19
CDC	7
Centers for Disease Control	3
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)	3
United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention	3
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (United States)	2
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention headquarters	2
Communicable Disease Center	2
National Center for Health Statistics	2
CDC Center for Surveillance, Epidemiology, and Laboratory Services	1
CDC Immunization Services Division	1
Center for Disease Control	1
Centers for Disease Control (CDC)	1
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) headquarters	1
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention facilities network	1
National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases	1
National Center for Environmental Health	1
National Center for HIV, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB Prevention	1
National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases	1
National Communicable Disease Center	1
U.S. federal public health authority	1
United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention main campus	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T63364 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Context triple: [Office of National Drug Control Policy, coordinatesWith, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention]

A. United States Department of Health and Human Services
The United States Department of Health and Human Services is a federal executive department responsible for protecting the health of Americans and providing essential human services, particularly for those least able to help themselves.
B. National Institutes of Health
The National Institutes of Health is the United States’ primary federal biomedical research agency, supporting and conducting medical research to improve public health.
C. World Health Organization
The World Health Organization is a specialized international agency that directs and coordinates global health efforts, including disease control, health policy, and emergency response.
D. Office of National AIDS Policy
The Office of National AIDS Policy is a White House office responsible for coordinating the U.S. federal government’s efforts to prevent and treat HIV/AIDS and develop related national strategies.
E. Public Health Service
The Public Health Service is a U.S. federal health agency responsible for protecting and promoting the nation’s public health through research, regulation, and disease prevention programs.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Target entity description: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is the leading U.S. public health agency responsible for disease surveillance, prevention, and health promotion domestically and globally.

A. United States Department of Health and Human Services
The United States Department of Health and Human Services is a federal executive department responsible for protecting the health of Americans and providing essential human services, particularly for those least able to help themselves.
B. National Institutes of Health
The National Institutes of Health is the United States’ primary federal biomedical research agency, supporting and conducting medical research to improve public health.
C. World Health Organization
The World Health Organization is a specialized international agency that directs and coordinates global health efforts, including disease control, health policy, and emergency response.
D. National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute
The National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute is a U.S. government biomedical research institute that leads and funds research, training, and education focused on heart, lung, blood, and sleep disorders.
E. Office of National AIDS Policy
The Office of National AIDS Policy is a White House office responsible for coordinating the U.S. federal government’s efforts to prevent and treat HIV/AIDS and develop related national strategies.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (54)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	federal agency of the United States ⓘ national public health agency ⓘ research institute ⓘ
abbreviation	CDC ⓘ linked to: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
collaboratesWith	World Health Organization ⓘ state and local health departments in the United States ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ
dateFounded	1946-07-01 ⓘ
employerOf	epidemiologist ⓘ laboratory scientist ⓘ medical officer ⓘ public health scientist ⓘ
fieldOfWork	bioterrorism preparedness ⓘ chronic diseases ⓘ environmental health ⓘ epidemiology ⓘ global health ⓘ health promotion ⓘ immunization ⓘ infectious diseases ⓘ injury prevention ⓘ occupational safety and health ⓘ public health ⓘ
focusesOn	disease prevention ⓘ health promotion ⓘ health statistics collection and analysis ⓘ
formerName	Center for Disease Control ⓘ linked to: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Communicable Disease Center ⓘ linked to: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention National Communicable Disease Center ⓘ linked to: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
headquartersLocation	Atlanta, Georgia, United States ⓘ linked to: Atlanta
jurisdiction	Federal government of the United States ⓘ linked to: United States government
legalStatus	government agency ⓘ
locationFounded	Atlanta, Georgia, United States ⓘ linked to: Atlanta
mission	promote health and quality of life through prevention and control of disease ⓘ protect public health and safety through the control and prevention of disease, injury, and disability ⓘ
notableProgram	Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System ⓘ Epidemic Intelligence Service ⓘ National Notifiable Diseases Surveillance System ⓘ Vaccines for Children Program ⓘ
notablePublication	Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report ⓘ
parentOrganization	United States Department of Health and Human Services ⓘ
primaryLanguage	English ⓘ
role	lead federal agency for disease surveillance in the United States ⓘ lead federal agency for public health emergency preparedness and response in the United States ⓘ national focal point for implementation of the International Health Regulations in the United States ⓘ
subsidiary	Center for Global Health ⓘ National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion ⓘ National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases ⓘ linked to: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention National Center for Environmental Health ⓘ linked to: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention National Center for HIV, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB Prevention ⓘ linked to: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases ⓘ linked to: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health ⓘ Office of Public Health Preparedness and Response ⓘ
website	https://www.cdc.gov ⓘ

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Referenced by (262)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Office of National Drug Control Policy → coordinatesWith → Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ⓘ

Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee → oversees → Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ⓘ

Atlanta → isHeadquartersOf → Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) ⓘ

linked to: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Atlanta → isHeadquartersOf → United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention main campus ⓘ

linked to: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

William H. Foege → employer → Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ⓘ

Global Polio Eradication Initiative → foundedBy → U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ⓘ

linked to: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Global Polio Eradication Initiative → partner → U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ⓘ

linked to: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

HELP Committee → overseesAgency → Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ⓘ

United States Secretary of Health and Human Services → overseesAgency → Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ⓘ

Let's Move! → partner → Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ⓘ

subject linked to: Let’s Move!

United States Public Health Service → hasPart → Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ⓘ

subject linked to: Public Health Service

Office of National AIDS Policy → worksWith → Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ⓘ

Massachusetts Department of Public Health → collaboratesWith → Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ⓘ

United States Department of Health and Human Services → hasPart → Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ⓘ

Deputy Assistant Secretary for Health, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services → collaboratesWith → Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ⓘ

American Academy of Pediatrics → collaboratesWith → Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ⓘ

National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences → collaboratesWith → Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ⓘ

National Institute on Drug Abuse → collaboratesWith → Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ⓘ

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention → abbreviation → CDC ⓘ

linked to: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention → formerName → Communicable Disease Center ⓘ

linked to: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention → formerName → National Communicable Disease Center ⓘ

linked to: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention → formerName → Center for Disease Control ⓘ

linked to: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention → subsidiary → National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases ⓘ

linked to: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention → subsidiary → National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases ⓘ

linked to: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention → subsidiary → National Center for HIV, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB Prevention ⓘ

linked to: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention → subsidiary → National Center for Environmental Health ⓘ

linked to: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

National Eye Institute → collaboratesWith → Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ⓘ

New York State Department of Health → collaboratesWith → Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ⓘ

2014–2016 West Africa Ebola outbreak → majorResponseActor → Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ⓘ

American Cancer Society → worksWith → Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ⓘ

National Cancer Program → coordinatesWith → Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ⓘ

House on Fire: The Fight to Eradicate Smallpox → describesOrganization → Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ⓘ

Oak Ridge Associated Universities → partner → Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ⓘ

Food Safety and Inspection Service → collaboratesWith → Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ⓘ

U.S. Federal Statistical System → componentAgency → National Center for Health Statistics ⓘ

linked to: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

DeKalb County → containsInstitution → Centers for Disease Control and Prevention headquarters ⓘ

linked to: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Puerto Rico Department of Health → coordinatesWith → Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ⓘ

William H. Foege → employer → Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ⓘ

subject linked to: Foege

U.S. Public Health Service Commissioned Corps officers → canBeAssignedTo → Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ⓘ

Indian Health Service → collaboratesWith → Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ⓘ

Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response → collaboratesWith → Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ⓘ

Emory University → affiliatedOrganization → Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ⓘ

Public Health Service Act → administeredBy → Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ⓘ

Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry → sharesHeadquartersWith → Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ⓘ

Bureau of Infectious Disease and Laboratory Sciences → collaboratesWith → Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ⓘ

New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene → collaboratesWith → Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ⓘ

Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health → coordinatesWith → Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ⓘ

Office of the U.S. Global AIDS Coordinator → coordinatesWith → Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ⓘ

National HIV/AIDS Strategy of the United States → implementedBy → Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ⓘ

Global Health Security programs → operatedBy → U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ⓘ

linked to: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

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