The Purchase District Health Department monitors the occurrence of
selected diseases, including possible bioterrorism. The
Department also monitors chronic conditions in the Purchase Area and
works with the Department of Public Health and the Kentucky Data
Center to provide information about health and other information to
citizens. A newsletter is published periodically for
distribution to health and emergency preparedness organizations.
A newsletter is published periodically for
distribution to health and
emergency preparedness
organizations:
Current Newsletter
Previous
Newsletter
Other
Resources and Articles:
Top 5 Reportable
Diseases in Our Area
District
Health Profiles, 1997
District
Health Profiles, 1998
District
Health Profiles, 1999
District
Health Profiles, 2000
Important
Epidemiology On-Line Resources:
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CDC’s
list of diseases and conditions:
contains basic information on etiology, epidemiology and
prevention of diseases and conditions.
http://www.cdc.gov/az.do/id/0900f3ec8000e035#H
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KY
Department of Public Health’s list of diseases and conditions:
contains basic information on etiology, epidemiology and
prevention of diseases and conditions.
http://chs.ky.gov/publichealth/index-diseases_and_conditions.htm
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CDC’s
website for West Nile Virus: contains everything you want to
know about WNV.
http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/dvbid/westnile/index.htm
Epidemiologists are public health
professionals who answer the Who, What, When, Where, Why, and How
about regional trends of health and disease. The Purchase
District Epidemiologist is Ariel Sarmiento and can be reached at
270-247-1490 ext. 129 or contact him by email at (ariell.sarmiento@ky.gov)
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