Home›Sources›Wikipedia: Centers for Disease Control and PreventionSourcesWikipedia: Centers for Disease Control and PreventionEncyclopedia ArticleCitation FormatsGeneral ReferenceGeneral Reference Citation TextHealth and Wellness Atlas. "Wikipedia: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention." Accessed August 30, 2026. https://health.interactiveatlas.org/sources/wikipedia-cdc.Copy General ReferenceAPA StyleAPA Style Citation TextHealth and Wellness Atlas. (n.d.). Wikipedia: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Retrieved August 30, 2026, from https://health.interactiveatlas.org/sources/wikipedia-cdcCopy APA StyleBibTeXBibTeX Citation Text@misc{healthandwellnessatlas-wikipedia-centers-for-disease-control-an, author = {Health and Wellness Atlas}, title = {Wikipedia: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention}, year = {2026}, url = {https://health.interactiveatlas.org/sources/wikipedia-cdc}, note = {Accessed August 30, 2026} }Copy BibTeXReference and ClassificationDevelopingThe Wikipedia article on the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, cited for the agency's 1946 founding as the Communicable Disease Center.FactsSourcesClaims Backed By This Source (15 claims)Comments (0)Reader Challenges (0 open reader challenges)FactsPublisherWell-attestedWikipediaURLWell-attestedhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Centers_for_Disease_Control_and_PreventionSource TypeWell-attestedReferenceReliability TierWell-attested3SourcesWikipedia: Centers for Disease Control and Preventiontier 3WikipediaView the SourceWikipedia: Centers for Disease Control and Preventiontier 3WikipediaEstablishment sectionView the SourceWikipedia: Centers for Disease Control and Preventiontier 3WikipediaPage footerView the SourceWikipedia: Centers for Disease Control and Preventiontier 3WikipediaPage addressView the SourceWikipedia: Centers for Disease Control and Preventiontier 3WikipediaDocument kindView the SourceWikipedia: Centers for Disease Control and Preventiontier 3WikipediaEditorial model, community-editedView the SourceClaims Backed By This Source (15 claims)This source backs 15 claims across the atlas. As facts: 11 well-attested. As cited relationships: 1 holds. Plus 3 entities citing it as a general reference with no single fact or relationship attached.Disposition By TopicMilestones, 7 claims: 4 well-attested, 1 holds, 2 general references.Sources, 5 claims: 5 well-attested.Institutions, 3 claims: 2 well-attested, 1 general references.Well-attested11InstitutionsUnited States Centers for Disease Control and PreventionMilestonesFounding of the CDCSourcesWikipedia: Centers for Disease Control and PreventionHolds1MilestonesFounding of the CDCGeneral References3InstitutionsUnited States Centers for Disease Control and PreventionMilestonesFounding of the CDCComments (0)No comments yet. Be the first to share a thought.Sign in to join the discussion.Reader Challenges (0 open reader challenges)No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.Sign in to dispute this or suggest a correction.View At A Past YearThe atlas records no dated fact of its own for this entry, so there is no other year to choose.Show This Year