The Regional Epidemiology Program (REP) provides technical assistance in communicable disease epidemiological response to local health departments and other public health partners throughout the state.
Key REP functions include:
- Assist local health departments with epidemiologic aspects of communicable disease investigations and outbreaks (e.g., coordination of epidemiologic response among stakeholders; creation of investigative tools/materials, to include questionnaires, line-lists, databases; data analysis; recommending control measures; enhanced surveillance)
- Provide technical assistance to local health departments for communicable disease investigation Conduct communicable disease surveillance and investigation for diseases of public health significance
- Provide onsite technical assistance to local public health partners Maintain a network of communicable disease public health partners within each public health region, particularly among local health departments and hospitals
- Provide information and updates on communicable diseases and disease outbreaks through in-person meetings, webinars, training programs, and written communications.
Contact Information:
Regional Epidemiology Program
609-826-5964
