EPIDEMIOLOGY & LABORATORY CAPACITY FOR INFECTIOUS DISEASESEpidemiology & Laboratory Capacity Funding Agreement • February 16th, 2017
The Epidemiology and Laboratory Capacity (ELC) cooperative agreement is the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)’s national funding strategy to support state, local and territorial capacities for emerging infectious disease control. In FY2017, ELC funding reached all 50 states, eight US territories and six US cities. Investments strengthen public health workforce, disease detection systems, laboratory capacity and health
EPIDEMIOLOGY & LABORATORY CAPACITY FOR INFECTIOUS DISEASESEpidemiology & Laboratory Capacity Funding Agreement • February 16th, 2017
The Epidemiology and Laboratory Capacity (ELC) cooperative agreement is the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)’s national funding strategy to support state, local and territorial capacities for emerging infectious disease control. In FY2017, ELC funding reached all 50 states, eight US territories and six US cities. Investments strengthen public health workforce, disease detection systems, laboratory capacity and health information capacity. Recently, ELC has been utilized to help with emergency response to emerging infectious diseases such as Zika and Ebola.
