At a glance
Disease outbreaks can spread quickly across the world, resulting in deaths, illness, and economic turmoil. In response to these challenges, CDC’s Division of Global Health Protection (DGHP) is strengthening health systems and helping countries respond to public health emergencies to create a safer world and safer America.
Our mission
Mission
Prevent dangerous and costly health threats by stopping diseases at their source.
Vision
All Americans are protected from global health threats.
Goals
At DGHP, we are committed to strengthening global health security, as outlined in our priority programmatic goals.
- Accelerate outbreak detection and response to swiftly contain global diseases that threaten the health, safety, and prosperity of Americans.
- Build and enhance the capacities of regional and national public health systems and institutions to prevent, prepare for, and respond to disease threats and other public health emergencies.
- Strengthen, expand, and lead global health partnerships to promote innovation and more efficiently prevent and respond to disease outbreaks and other public health emergencies.
Our impact
How we do it
Director
Dr. Park is Director of the Division of Global Health Protection. In this position, he leads the CDC group that protects Americans from global health threats by strengthening public health systems abroad.