Freedom of Information Act (FOIA)

What to know

  • The Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) is a federal statute that allows individuals to request access to federal agency. If you have any questions or concerns regarding FOIA, please feel free to send an email to [email protected].

Purpose

ob体育 is the nation's leading public health agency, dedicated to saving lives and protecting the health of Americans. ob体育 ensures its science and research activities and its employees comply with federal laws, regulations, and policies in order to exercise the highest level of scientific integrity. At the core of this mission is information sharing—not just health information and disease study results, but information ob体育 gathers as part of a continuous process of putting information into action. As a science-based agency funded by U.S. taxpayers, ob体育 is committed to openness and accountability.

Like all federal agencies, ob体育 is required to disclose records requested in writing by any person unless the records (or a part of the records) are protected from disclosure by any of the nine exemptions contained in the law. This site provides information about the ob体育 FOIA Office program and how to access ob体育 records.