Slide Show: CDC 2014 Year in Review

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It’s been an unprecedented year for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), as America’s public health agency continues its emergency response to the most complex Ebola epidemic in history. Ebola, however, is far from the only critical mission CDC undertook this year. CDC reviews its responses to the 10 most important public health challenges of 2014.

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