The Centre for Health Protection (衛生防護中心) is an agency under the Department of Health

Department of Health (Hong Kong)

Hong Kong's Department of Health is responsible for healthcare policies and the provision of basic healthcare services. The public hospitals are managed by the Department's Hospital Authority...

 in Hong Kong

Hong Kong

Hong Kong is one of two Special Administrative Regions of the People's Republic of China , the other being Macau. A city-state situated on China's south coast and enclosed by the Pearl River Delta and South China Sea, it is renowned for its expansive skyline and deep natural harbour...

 and responsible for health and safety.

Created in 2003 in response to the SARS outbreak, CHP plays the same role and function as the Centers for Disease Control in the United States

United States

The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...

 and the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control

European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control

The European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control is an independent agency of the European Union aimed at strengthening Europe's defences against infectious diseases. It was established in 2005 and is located in Solna, Sweden....

 in the EU.

The CHP is headed by the Controller for the Centre for Health Protection and reports to the Director of the Department of Health.

CHP deals with various health related issues including:

• Emergency response
• Infection control
  Infection control
  Infection control is the discipline concerned with preventing nosocomial or healthcare-associated infection, a practical sub-discipline of epidemiology. It is an essential, though often under-recognized and under-supported, part of the infrastructure of health care...
  
  
• Public health
  Public health
  Public health is "the science and art of preventing disease, prolonging life and promoting health through the organized efforts and informed choices of society, organizations, public and private, communities and individuals" . It is concerned with threats to health based on population health...
  
  
• Epidemiology
  Epidemiology
  Epidemiology is the study of health-event, health-characteristic, or health-determinant patterns in a population. It is the cornerstone method of public health research, and helps inform policy decisions and evidence-based medicine by identifying risk factors for disease and targets for preventive...
  
  

See also

• Similar agencies:
  • Macau Centre for Disease Control and Prevention
    Macau Centre for Disease Control and Prevention
    The Macau Centre for Disease Control and Prevention was created in 2001 and is under the Health Bureau of Secretariat for Social Affairs and Culture .- See also :* Similar Agencies** Centre for Health Protection, Hong Kong...
    
    
  • European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control
    European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control
    The European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control is an independent agency of the European Union aimed at strengthening Europe's defences against infectious diseases. It was established in 2005 and is located in Solna, Sweden....
    
     (ECDC), European Union
  • Centres for Disease Control (CDC), USA
  • Health Protection Agency
    Health Protection Agency
    The Health Protection Agency, or, in Welsh, Yr Asiantaeth Diogelu Iechyd is a statutory corporation. It is an independent UK organisation that was set up by the government in 2003 to protect the public from threats to their health from infectious diseases and environmental hazards...
    
     (HPA), UK
  • Institut de veille sanitaire
    Institut de veille sanitaire
    The French Institut de veille sanitaire is a Health minister public establishment. Its mission is to survey the health of the population and, if required , to alert the administration, health specialists and the whole of the population...
    
     (IVS), France
  • Public Health Agency of Canada
    Public Health Agency of Canada
    The Public Health Agency of Canada is an agency of the Government of Canada that is responsible for public health, emergency preparedness, and response and infectious and chronic disease control and prevention...
    
    (PHAC), Canada