U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

The CDC is the leading national public health institute of the United States. Its main goal is to protect public health and safety through the control and prevention of disease, injury, and disability in the US and internationally.

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CDC’s Tracking Network Enviro Health App Challenge

The goal of this Challenge is to receive innovative uses for the Tracking Network data from CDC’s application programming interface to explore the connections between the environment and health.

Create Apps that Explore Connections between the Environment and Health

The goal of this Challenge is to receive innovative uses for the Tracking Network data from CDC’s application programming interface to explore the connections between the environment and health.

2017 Million Hearts Hypertension Control Challenge

Support clinicians, practices and health systems with improved hypertension control.

Healthcare-Associated Venous Thromboembolism (HA-VTE) Prevention Challenge

The challenge will bring prestige to organizations that invest in VTE prevention, improve understanding of successful implementation strategies at the health system level, and motivate health systems to strengthen their VTE prevention efforts.

2015 Million Hearts Hypertension Control Challenge

The challenge seeks innovations in health information technology and electronic health records, patient communication, and health care team approaches that can help other practices and systems work with patients to achieve successful blood pressure control.

CDC Healthy Swimming Video Contest

The CDC challenged the public to create videos in order to promote healthy swimming and help prevent recreational water illnesses.