# Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

> national public health agency of South Korea

**Wikidata**: [Q12618419](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q12618419)  
**Wikipedia**: [English](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Korea_Disease_Control_and_Prevention_Agency)  
**Source**: https://4ort.xyz/entity/korea-centers-for-disease-control-and-prevention

## Summary
The Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Korea CDC or KCDC) is the national public health agency of South Korea and an executive administration agency focused on disease control, public health research, and health administration. Founded in 2003/2004, it has operated as a national public health institute and research publisher with headquarters at the Osong Health Technology Administration Complex in Cheongju.

## Key Facts
- Founded/inception: 18 December 2003 (also cited as 2004).  
- Primary classification: national public health institute, Korean Executive Administration Agency, and research institute; also noted as an open-access publisher.  
- Parent organization: Ministry of Health and Welfare (South Korea).  
- Replaced by: Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency.  
- Headquarters / principal location: Osong Health Technology Administration Complex, 187 Osongsaengmyeong 2-ro, Osong-eup, Heungdeok-gu, Cheongju-si, Chungcheongbuk-do, Korea; coordinates 36.639599, 127.329265.  
- Subsidiary: Korea National Institute of Health.  
- Official website / domain: preferred https://www.kdca.go.kr; primary domain kdca.go.kr.  
- Common aliases: KCDC; Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Korea; Korea Center for Disease Control and Prevention; Korean names include 질병관리청 and 중앙보건소.  
- Publications: house publication "Osong Public Health and Research Perspectives."  
- Identifiers: ROR 056za9j29; GRID grid.418967.5; ISNI(s) 0000 0004 5986 5949 and 0000 0004 1763 8617; GND 1085853985; VIAF 135500177; Freebase /m/0nbfws3.

## FAQs
### Q: What is the Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention?
A: The Korea CDC is South Korea’s national public health agency and a government executive administration body responsible for disease control, public health research, and related administration. It has served as the country’s national public health institute and research publisher.

### Q: When and where was the Korea CDC established?
A: The agency’s inception is recorded as 18 December 2003, with other sources citing 2004. Its principal offices are located at the Osong Health Technology Administration Complex in Cheongju; it has also been located in Seoul and Cheongwon County in historical records.

### Q: Who oversees or owns the Korea CDC?
A: The Korea CDC is an agency under South Korea’s Ministry of Health and Welfare. It has operated as a government executive administration agency and national public health institute.

### Q: What is a notable publication or output of the Korea CDC?
A: The agency is associated with the house publication "Osong Public Health and Research Perspectives" and is identified as an open-access publisher in some records.

## Why It Matters
The Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is the central government body responsible for protecting and improving public health in South Korea through disease surveillance, research, and public-health administration. As the national public health institute and a government executive agency, it coordinates scientific and administrative responses to health threats, supports public-health research through its subsidiary the Korea National Institute of Health, and disseminates findings via its house journal. Its location at the Osong Health Technology Administration Complex places it within a national health and research hub, and its institutional identifiers and web presence (kdca.go.kr) enable national and international collaboration and information sharing. The agency’s structure as both a research institute and a national health authority positions it to translate scientific evidence into policy and practice, publish peer-reviewed work, and serve as a focal point for health governance in South Korea.

## Notable For
- Serving as South Korea’s national public health agency and national public health institute.  
- Being situated at the Osong Health Technology Administration Complex in Cheongju with precise coordinates (36.639599, 127.329265).  
- Publishing the open-access journal "Osong Public Health and Research Perspectives."  
- Housing the Korea National Institute of Health as a subsidiary.  
- Maintaining a broad set of international identifiers (ROR, GRID, ISNI, GND, VIAF) and an active web and social media presence (kdca.go.kr, Twitter: KoreaCDC, YouTube channel).

## Body

### Overview
- Official name(s): Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; commonly abbreviated KCDC.  
- Wikidata description: national public health agency of South Korea.  
- Also recorded under multiple aliases in Korean, English, and Chinese scripts.

### Legal status and classification
- Instance of: Korean Executive Administration Agency; national public health institute; research institute; listed in some records as an open-access publisher.  
- Parent organization: Ministry of Health and Welfare (South Korea).  
- Replaced by: Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (recorded as a replacement organization).

### History & inception
- Inception dates recorded: 18 December 2003 (specific date referenced) and also cited as 2004 in other references.  
- Historical locations include Seoul and Cheongwon County; preferred current location is Cheongju.

### Location and contact details
- Preferred street address (Korean preferred text): (28159) 충북 청주시 흥덕구 오송읍 오송생명2로 187 오송보건의료행정타운내.  
- English street address: Osong Health Technology Administration Complex, 187, Osongsaengmyeong 2-ro, Osong-eup, Heungdeok-gu, Cheongju-si, Chungcheongbuk-do, Korea.  
- Coordinates: latitude 36.639599, longitude 127.329265.  
- Official domain: kdca.go.kr; preferred website URL: https://www.kdca.go.kr (English and Korean versions available).

### Leadership
- Directors / managers listed:
  - Jeong Eun-kyeong — start 2017-07, end 2022-05.  
  - Kyong Ran Peck — start 2022-05.  
  - Youngmee Jee — start 2022-12.  
- Position held: Director of Korea Centers for Disease Control & Prevention.

### Functions, publications, and outputs
- Functions recorded: national disease control, public health institute activities, and research.  
- House publication: Osong Public Health and Research Perspectives (linked as a qualifier for research institute / open-access publisher status).  
- Recognized publisher identifiers and funder registry entries reference the agency as an open funder (Open Funder Registry ID 501100003669 with label Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention).

### Affiliates and subsidiaries
- Subsidiary organization: Korea National Institute of Health.  
- Publication and research outputs managed in part through the Osong Public Health and Research Perspectives journal.

### Identifiers and online presence
- ROR ID: 056za9j29.  
- GRID ID: grid.418967.5.  
- ISNI: 0000 0004 5986 5949; 0000 0004 1763 8617.  
- GND ID: 1085853985.  
- VIAF ID: 135500177; CANTIC / University of Barcelona authority ID: 981058529661306706.  
- Freebase ID: /m/0nbfws3.  
- Twitter handle: KoreaCDC.  
- YouTube channel ID: UCa7-3Zvxg-5Rfxgu3RQY_gw (channel labeled 질병관리청 아프지마TV in qualifiers).  
- Social media follower metrics for the YouTube channel recorded at multiple points (examples include 41,800 at 2021-07-03 and 102,000 at 2025-06-28).

### Archives, categories, and language links
- Commons category: Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.  
- Wikipedia title mapped to: Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency.  
- Wikipedia language links include: ar, en, es, fi, fr, he, ja, ko, ms, plus Commons.  
- On-focus Wikimedia project listing: WikiProject COVID-19.

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## References

1. GRID Release 2017-05-22
2. Directory of Open Access Journals
3. [Directory of Open Access Journals](https://ophrp.org/authors/guide_for_author.html)
4. [Source](https://web.archive.org/web/20060216215026im_/http://www.cdc.go.kr/webcdc/images/bottom_text.gif)
5. [Source](https://www.kdca.go.kr/cdc_eng/)
6. [Source](https://web.archive.org/web/20131017031610/http://www.cdc.go.kr/CDC/eng/main.jsp)
7. Virtual International Authority File
8. [Source](https://www.franceinter.fr/en-premiere-ligne-jung-eun-kyeong-les-succes-d-une-guerre-eclair)
9. [Open Funder Registry](https://doi.org/10.13039/501100003669)
10. [Source](https://www.kdca.go.kr/)
11. [Source](http://archive.today/2013.10.16-175235/http://www.cdc.go.kr/CDC/eng/main.jsp)
12. [Source](http://archive.today/2013.05.01-194030/http://www.cdc.go.kr/CDC/main.jsp)
13. [Source](https://web.archive.org/web/20130820081804/http://www.cdc.go.kr/CDC/main.jsp)
14. [Source](https://web.archive.org/web/20060424103737/http://www.cdc.go.kr/webcdc/index.jsp)
15. YouTube API
16. [Internet Domains Wikibase](https://domains.wikibase.cloud/entity/Q1792)