United States, Georgia, DeKalb County, 33.77153, -84.22641United States, Georgia, Fulton County, Atlanta, 33.749, -84.387981708/2022By 1992 the Center for Disease Control had expanded far beyond communicable diseases, and the agency's name was changed to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (The acronym remained CDC by law.)Photograph of the headquarters of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in Atlanta, Georgia. A blue-and-white sign sits in front of the office building. Flowers grow at the base of the sign.The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has been a key factor in combating many of the health issues facing the United States. It is the nation's premier public health agency, and a unit of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.image/jpeghttp://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/science-medicine/centers-disease-control-and-preventionForms part of: New Georgia Encyclopediahttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/CNE/1.0/http://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/science-medicine/centers-disease-control-and-preventionForms part of: New Georgia EncyclopediaCenters for Disease Control and Prevention (U.S.)Buildings--Georgia--AtlantaSigns and signboards--Georgia--AtlantaPublic buildings--Georgia--AtlantaFlowers--Georgia--AtlantaPublic health--Georgia--AtlantaOffice buildings--Georgia--AtlantaAtlanta (Ga.)--Buildings, structures, etc.Centers for Disease Control and PreventionStillImage