Division Activities

Communicable Disease Epidemiology Section

Epidemiology/ Laboratory Capacity Building

Surveillance Section

HIV and STD Epidemiology Section

Division Activities                                                                                Back to Index

• Provide support and consultation to local health departments and other health care professionals

• Collect and analyze data on communicable diseases and share with the health care community

• Develop programs and strategies to control communicable diseases

• Engage in special studies related to the control of communicable diseases

• Provide liaison with CDC on issues related to communicable diseases

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Communicable Disease Epidemiology Section               Back to Index

• Tuberculosis control and surveillance

• Surveillance and control of respiratory infections, such as influenza and legionellosis

• Control, surveillance and education of food-borne diseases such as E.coli 0157:H7, salmonellosis, hepatitis A and viral gastroenteritis

• Control, surveillance and education about communicable diseases of the central nervous system such as meningitis, and encephalitis such as meningococcal disease

• Control, surveillance and education on diseases transmitted by animals (zoonotic and vector-borne diseases,) such as West Nile Virus, Lyme disease and rabies

• Enhancing the capacities of local communities

Epidemiology / Laboratory Capacity Building                   Back to Index

• Data analysis for diseases reportedunder the Public Health Code requirements. Note: this is a link to the "Office of Regulatory Reform". All of the Community Health Rules can be accessed from this page by choosing "MI Administrative Code", then "Department Index".
   

Surveillance Section                                                      Back to Index

• Emergency Notification Network

• Enhanced surveillance for infectious and unusual diseases

• Electronic reporting

• Syndromic surveillance

• Exploration of novel surveillance systems

• Preparedness and coordination for bioterrorism events and pandemic influenza

• State BT and Flu Preparedness Plans

• National Pharmaceutical Stockpile preparations

• Continuing education on
  biological agents
   

• Partnerships with law enforcement, emergency management and local public health in the surveillance for and response to incidents of intentional civilian exposure to infectious and hazardous agents (bioterrorism)
   

HIV and STD Epidemiology Section                               Back to Index

• HIV Surveillance: measuring disease and deaths among the entire population

• Special HIV Surveillance Studies: detailed info on a sample of the HIV-infected population

• HIV Serosurveillance: measure prevalence and incidence of HIV infection from blood samples within specific populations

• Hepatitis C education and surveillance

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