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The Center provides facilities and services for the investigation, prevention and control of diseases; supports quarantine and other activities to prevent introduction of communicable diseases from foreign countries; conducts research into the epidemiology, laboratory diagnosis, prevention and treatment of infectious and other controllable diseases at the community level; provides grants for work on venereal disease, immunization against infectious diseases, and disease control programs; and sets standards for laboratories. Activities focus on the improvement of the health care system through emphasis on prevention and investigations, surveillance and control operations, including training of State and local health workers in specific control techniques or methodologies, rather than through direct treatment.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A branch of the United States public Health Service (USPHS) q.v. 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