NURS-FPX 4060: Practicing in the Community to Improve Population Health

NURS-FPX 4060: Practicing in the Community to Improve Population Health

Founded in 1946 with an office based in Atlanta, Georgia. as The Communicable Disease Center

was established with the sole mandate then being combating the spread of malaria more so

during world war II. Over time it mandate expanded by venturing into research and response to

other health issues such as tuberculosis, immunization, and sexually transmitted diseases. The

location of its headquarter in Atlanta Georgia is significant since malaria was rampant in the

American south at that time. The US congress further expanded the mandate of the CDC to

include other issues of concern like environmental contaminants, bioterrorism, gun violence, and

chronic diseases. Since its inception, CDC has metamorphosed in its nomenclature up to the

current tile over the years. At one point in the 60s it was the National Communicable Disease

Center, then in the 70s it was the Center for Disease Control, in the 80s it was referred to as the

Centers for Disease Control and finally, in 1992, it became the Centers for Disease Control and

Prevention the title that is held currently

The CDC is currently being run as an agency within the Department of Health and Human

Services (HHS) and has its presence in more than 160 countries outside the US which forms

partnerships with those countries and also collaborates with locals, and the states level to monitor

and prevent disease outbreaks and implement disease prevention strategies and maintain national

health statistics. The CDC has five strategic areas of influence in society which include: ensuring

that the state health departments receive adequate, promoting global health through research,

minimizing mortality rates while strengthening surveillance and epidemiology, and revising

health policies to ensure that they are up-to-date with current research information (Klobucista,

2022)