• Responding to infectious disease outbreaks and chemical exposures
• Collecting, analyzing, and reporting statistics on a wide variety of health topics including immunizations, injuries, cancer, diabetes, communicable diseases and HIV/AIDS
• Improving access to and quality of public health services by evaluating state programs and related healthcare systems
• Guiding health policy by presenting state and local public health agencies, community-based organizations, healthcare providers, and others with data on the health and well-being of state residents

MMWR: Assessment of Epidemiology Capacity in State Health Departments - United States, 2009