---
kind: "section"
citation: "42 U.S.C. § 280b–0"
title: "42"
title_heading: "The Public Health and Welfare"
number: "280b–0"
heading: "Prevention and control activities"
release: "119-102"
date: "2026-07-12"
url: "https://uscodex.org/usc/42/280b-0"
units:
  - "Chapter 6A — Public Health Service"
  - "Subchapter II — General Powers and Duties"
  - "Part J — Prevention and Control of Injuries"
---

# §280b–0. Prevention and control activities

- (a) The [Secretary](/usc/42/201.md?p=c), through the [Director](/usc/42/11851.md?p=5) of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, shall—
  - (1) assist [States](/usc/42/201.md?p=f) and political subdivisions of [States](/usc/42/201.md?p=f) in activities for the prevention and control of injuries; and
  - (2) encourage regional activities between [States](/usc/42/201.md?p=f) designed to reduce injury rates.
- (b) The [Secretary](/usc/42/201.md?p=c), through the [Director](/usc/42/11851.md?p=5) of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, may—
  - (1) enter into agreements between the [Service](/usc/42/201.md?p=a) and public and private community health [agencies](/usc/42/8262.md?p=1) which provide for cooperative planning of activities to deal with problems relating to the prevention and control of injuries;
  - (2) work in cooperation with other Federal [agencies](/usc/42/8262.md?p=1), and with public and [nonprofit](/usc/42/300s–3.md?p=3) private entities, to promote activities regarding the prevention and control of injuries; and
  - (3) make grants to [States](/usc/42/201.md?p=f) and, after consultation with [State](/usc/42/201.md?p=f) health [agencies](/usc/42/8262.md?p=1), to other public or [nonprofit](/usc/42/300s–3.md?p=3) private entities for the purpose of carrying out demonstration [projects](/usc/42/13641.md?p=2) for the prevention and control of injuries at sites that are not subject to the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 [[29 U.S.C. 651](/usc/29/651.md) et seq.], including homes, elementary and secondary [schools](/usc/42/300j–21.md?p=6), and public buildings.

## Source credit

(July 1, 1944, ch. 373, title III, § 392, as added Pub. L. 99–649, § 3, Nov. 10, 1986, 100 Stat. 3634; amended Pub. L. 101–558, § 2(b), Nov. 15, 1990, 104 Stat. 2772; Pub. L. 102–531, title III, §§ 301, 312(d)(4), Oct. 27, 1992, 106 Stat. 3482, 3504; Pub. L. 103–183, title II, § 203(a)(2), (b)(1), Dec. 14, 1993, 107 Stat. 2232.)

## Notes

### Editorial Notes

### References in Text

The Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970, referred to in subsec. (b)(3), is Pub. L. 91–596, Dec. 29, 1970, 84 Stat. 1590, which is classified principally to chapter 15 (§ 651 et seq.) of Title 29, Labor. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under section 651 of Title 29 and Tables.

### Codification

Section was formerly classified to section 280b–1 of this title.

### Prior Provisions

A prior section 392 of act July 1, 1944, ch. 373, title III, as added Oct. 22, 1965, Pub. L. 89–291, § 2, 79 Stat. 1060; amended Mar. 13, 1970, Pub. L. 91–212, § 10(b)(4), (d)(2)(A), 84 Stat. 66, 67; July 23, 1974, Pub. L. 93–353, title II, § 202(c), 88 Stat. 372, which related to composition, functions, etc., of the National Medical Libraries Assistance Advisory Board, was classified to section 280b–2 of this title, prior to repeal by Pub. L. 99–158, § 3(b), Nov. 20, 1985, 99 Stat. 879.

### Amendments

1993—Pub. L. 103–183, § 203(a)(2)(A), substituted “Prevention and control activities” for “Control activities” in section catchline.

Subsec. (a)(1). Pub. L. 103–183, § 203(a)(2)(B), inserted “and control” after “prevention”.

Subsec. (b)(1). Pub. L. 103–183, § 203(a)(2)(C), substituted “the prevention and control of injuries” for “injuries and injury control”.

Subsec. (b)(2). Pub. L. 103–183, § 203(b)(1), substituted “to promote activities regarding the prevention and control of injuries; and” for “to promote injury control. In carrying out the preceding sentence, the Secretary shall disseminate such information to the public, including through elementary and secondary schools; and”.

1992—Pub. L. 102–531, § 312(d)(4), substituted “Centers for Disease Control and Prevention” for “Centers for Disease Control” in introductory provisions of subsecs. (a) and (b).

Subsec. (b)(1). Pub. L. 102–531, § 301(1), struck out “and” after semicolon at end.

Subsec. (b)(2). Pub. L. 102–531, § 301(2), inserted sentence requiring Secretary to disseminate information on injury control to the public, including through elementary and secondary schools and substituted “; and” for period at end.

Subsec. (b)(3). Pub. L. 102–531, § 301(3), added par. (3).

1990—Subsec. (b)(2). Pub. L. 101–558 amended par. (2) generally. Prior to amendment, par. (2) read as follows: “work in cooperation with Federal, State, and local agencies to promote injury control.”