Mission

CDC works 24/7 to protect America from health, safety and security threats, both foreign and in the U.S. Whether diseases start at home or abroad, are chronic or acute, curable or preventable, human error or deliberate attack, CDC fights disease and supports communities and citizens to do the same.

CDC increases the health security of our nation. As the nation’s health protection agency, CDC saves lives and protects people from health threats. To accomplish our mission, CDC conducts critical science and provides health information that protects our nation against expensive and dangerous health threats, and responds when these arise.

Pledge to the American People

CDC Lab workers and physicians

Be a diligent steward of the funds entrusted to our agency:
- CDC Funding
1. CDC accomplishes agency-wide fiscal accountability and oversight of appropriations, acquisitions, assistance, and financial management of government funds. This aids in CDC’s public health mission by ensuring appropriate fiscal stewardship of tax payer dollars.
2. Provide an environment for intellectual and personal growth and integrity:
  CDC expects that employees know and follow the fourteen principles of ethical conduct for executive branch personnel. These principles help foster growth for both individual employee and agency wide progress to further public health science, and maintain the public’s trust.
  - Ethics and Compliance Activity
3. Base all public health decisions on the highest quality scientific data that is derived openly and objectively:
  CDC ensures its science and research activities, as well as employees, comply with various federal laws, regulations, and policies in order to exercise the highest level of scientific integrity. To “enhance the quality, integrity of and access to CDC science,” is one of 4 pillars the Office of the Associate Director of Science at CDC considers a priority and responsibility.
  - Scientific Integrity
4. Place the benefits to society above the benefits to our institution:
  CDC employees are prohibited from participating in any manner that would pose a conflict of interest or appearance of bias. This helps ensure CDC achieves the highest quality of scientific research, and works to protect the nation’s health.
  - Ethical Considerations for Public-Private Partnerships
  - Conflicting Financial Interests
5. Treat all persons with dignity, honesty, and respect:
  The Principles of the Ethical Practice of Public HealthExternal is intended principally for public and other institutions in the United States that have an explicit public health mission. It contains values and beliefs underlying the code, principles of the ethical practice of public health, and supplemental materials.
  - Public Health Ethics

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