Women's health programs at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) offers a variety of resources for health care professionals and agencies, policy makers, consumers, academicians, and others. As the nation's prevention agency, the CDC supports epidemiologic and behavioral research, national and state-based surveillance activities, disease prevention programs, scientific and public health infrastructure development, and much more. Selected resources that may be helpful to those who work to improve the health and safety of women are described.