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Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)

Last Updated: June 01, 2009 Related resource areas: Families, Food and Fitness

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The CDC, composed of 11 Centers, Institutes and Offices, aims to promote health and quality of life by preventing and controlling disease, injury and disability. The Center is a component of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).

Reprinted from the International Food Information Council Foundation, (2009)


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