Epidemiology Program
Epidemiology Program
MISSION: Develop and integrate public health data available to Northern Nevada Public Health (NNPH) to better support the core functions of public health: assessment, policy development, and assurance.
In addition, the mission of the Program is to provide comprehensive epidemiology services for Washoe County residents to detect, investigate, and respond to communicable diseases in order to reduce their incidence.
Services provided by the Epidemiology Program include:
- Coordinating with countywide communicable disease reporting system (Communicable Disease Reported by Week)
- Conducting investigations of reportable disease (List of Reportable Diseases)
- Detecting, controlling, and preventing infectious and non-infectious reportable diseases in the community
- Collecting, analyzing, and disseminating communicable disease data and reports
- Conducting surveillance
- Designing, implementing, and conducting epidemiologic activities in response to an epidemic or outbreak (Report infectious and non-infectious disease)
- Educating the public about risk reduction and how it relates to infectious and non-infectious reportable diseases
- Providing a timely response to inquiries on communicable diseases from healthcare providers
- Developing communicable disease investigation protocols
GOALS:
Quantification of Disease and Injury Burden in Our Community
Through use of all available data sources within and outside the NNPH, we will continually monitor morbidity and mortality for infectious, chronic and environmental disease and injury. By evaluating the relative importance, susceptible populations, and temporal trends of these health problems, using data obtained preferentially from our community, we aim to better understand and establish priorities for action and research.
Development, Prioritization, and Evaluation of Programs and Policy
By using objective and systematic methods (evidence-based) integrated with the realities of NNPH and broader environments we will inform NNPH on the effectiveness of current and future approaches to improving the publics' health.
Public Health Preparedness and Response
Through education, surveillance and emergency response capability for public health emergencies, be they naturally occurring or clandestine, we aim to support NNHP in successfully responding to any and all situations.
Health District Data and Epidemiological Resource
Through our knowledge of, familiarity with, and accessibility to local community health data, we aim to provide a service to all internal customers in NNHP of assistance with data collection, analysis and interpretation. We also aim to provide a service to external customers (e.g. public or private agencies, for-profit and not-for-profit organizations, and the general public) to provide relevant data and analysis to assist them in their endeavors.
Last modified on 06/21/2024
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