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The Florida Department of Health works to protect, promote, and improve the health of all people in Florida through integrated state, county, and community efforts.

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Disease Control

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Program Components 

  • Case Investigation - Gather specific details of a possible source, symptoms, contacts, and course of illness
  • Surveillance - Systematically collect and analyze data pertaining to specific diseases, and syndromic surveillance
  • Resource Reference - Facilitate access to community resources
  • Education - Provide health/disease information, resources to healthcare professionals and the public (group presentations, written materials)
  • Case Management - Provided for active tuberculosis patients

Other Programs 

  • Tuberculosis (TB)
  • Sexually Transmitted Infections (STI)
  • Reportable Communicable Diseases
  • Cluster and outbreak investigations of reportable and nonreportable diseases
  • Healthcare-Associated Infections