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TTY 888-232-6348

Monday – Friday
8:00 a.m. – 8:00 p.m. Eastern
In English or Spanish

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Send us your questions 24/7 using our email form.

Notices

2019 Holiday Closures

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    1/1/19
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Call CDC-INFO

800-CDC-INFO
(800-232-4636)
TTY 888-232-6348

Monday – Friday
8:00 a.m. – 8:00 p.m. Eastern
In English or Spanish

Email CDC-INFO

Send us your questions 24/7 using our email form.

Order CDC Publications

Order or download free books, fact sheets, pamphlets, and educational materials at CDC-INFO On Demand.

About CDC-INFO

CDC-INFO is CDC’s national contact center and publication fulfillment system. CDC-INFO offers live agents by phone and email to help you find the latest, reliable, and science-based health information on more than 750 health topics. CDC-INFO is here for you in emergencies, using additional agents and extended hours as needed to support CDC’s response.

Every day, CDC-INFO:

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CDC Resources in Languages Other than English

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Free information and materials in other languages, to print and share

How CDC-INFO Supports CDC

The contact center answers about 380,000 inquiries a year, on more than 750 health and safety topics, including:

  • Seasonal flu,
  • Ebola,
  • Zika,
  • HIV/AIDS,
  • STDs, and
  • Immunizations.

Since receiving the first inquiries in 2005, CDC-INFO has responded to more than:

  • 3,942,585 telephone inquiries and
  • 732,258 pieces of correspondence.

CDC-INFO also receives hundreds of inquiries on various health promotion topics such as:

  • Autism,
  • Tobacco use, and
  • Breast cancer screenings.

 

CDC’s national publication fulfillment system 

  • Distributes more than 11,000 units per day and
  • Captures 3,000 document downloads per month from the CDC-INFO On Demand website.

All publications on CDC-INFO On Demand are available to the public free of charge, and many are available for immediate download.

Page last reviewed: July 24, 2019