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History

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Establishment edit The Communicable Disease Center was founded July 1, 1946, as the successor to the World War II Malaria Control in War Areas program of the Office of National Defense Malaria Control Activities. Preceding its founding, organizations with global influence in malaria control were the Malaria Commission of the League of Nations and the Rockefeller Foundation. The Rockefeller Foundation greatly supported malaria control, sought to have the governments take over some of its efforts, and collaborated with the agency. The new agency was a branch of the U.S. Public Health Service and Atlanta was chosen as the location because malaria was endemic in the Southern United States. The agency changed names (see infobox on top) before adopting the name Communicable Disease Center in 1946. Offices were located on the sixth floor of the Volunteer Building on Peachtree Street. citation needed With a budget at the time of about $1   million, 59 percent of its personnel were engaged in...
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Budget

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CDC's budget for fiscal year 2018 is $11.9   billion. The CDC offers grants that help many organizations each year advance health, safety and awareness at the community level throughout the United States. The CDC awards over 85 percent of its annual budget through these grants.
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Leadership

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The Director of CDC is a Senior Executive Service position that may be filled either by a career employee, or as a political appointment that does not require Senate confirmation, with the latter method typically being used. The director serves at the pleasure of the President and may be fired at any time. The CDC director concurrently serves as the Administrator of the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry. Twenty directors have served the CDC or its predecessor agencies, including three who have served during the Trump administration (including Anne Schuchat who served two terms as acting director). Louis L. Williams Jr., MD (1942–1943) Mark D. Hollis, ScD (1944–1946) Raymond A. Vonderlehr, MD (1947–1951) Justin M. Andrews, ScD (1952–1953) Theodore J. Bauer, MD (1953–1956) Robert J. Anderson, MD, MPH (1956–1960) Clarence A. Smith, MD, MPH (1960–1962) James L. Goddard, MD, MPH (1962–1966) David J. Sencer, MD, MPH (1966–1977) William H. Foege, MD, MPH (1977–1983) J...
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