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The Health Studies Branch (HSB) leads CDC’s Clean Water for Heath Program (CWH), focuses on drinking water sources that are not regulated by the Safe Drinking Water Act. CWH conducts activities in three areas: water-related exposure and outcome research, the Private Well Initiative, and technical assistance and outbreak response.

NCEH provides leadership to promote health and quality of life by preventing or controlling those diseases, birth defects, or disabilities resulting from interaction between people and the environment. Site has information/education resources on a broad range of topics, including asthma, birth defects, radiation, sanitation, lead in blood, and more.

Having fun while you swim this summer means knowing how to prevent recreational water illnesses. Learn how to stay healthy and germ-free while enjoying the water!

Water is the foundation for life. Learn more about the tap water you use every day and why investing in our public water systems is essential to the future of safe drinking water.

The song 'Philadelphia Freedom' became popular in 1976, the bicentennial of our nation’s birth. That was also about the time that the obesity rate in our young people began to rise. And it has done so inexorably since then — until now.

EID News Synopsis: October 2012

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention provides independent oversight to the U.S. chemical weapons elimination program. This page provides information on the closure process and land use after facility closure.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention provides independent oversight to the U.S. chemical weapons elimination program. The team’s mission is prevention with vigilance to protect the health of workers and the public.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention provides independent oversight to the U.S. chemical weapons elimination program. This page links to CDC's medical guidelines and recommendations regarding chemical hazards.