COMMUNICABLE DISEASES
Disease Surveillance and Tracking
The Health Department Regional Epidemiologist handles disease surveillance and tracking. Physicians and hospitals report communicable diseases as required by state law to the Health Department. Qualified health department staff persons provide investigation of the cases and report the communicable diseases to the state office which reports to Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Disease Education
For information on communicable diseases – transmission, prevention, and treatment – for community groups, health professionals, schools or businesses, call the Regional Epidemiologist at 859-885-4149 ext. 1033.
In the News:
341 East Main Street, Paris, KY 40361
- Phone: (859) 987-1915
- Fax: (859) 987-3230
In lieu of publication, our approved budget can be viewed on the Department for Local Government (DLG) website.
Andrea Davis-Viney, MPH
Public Health Director
Amanda Thornberry, DMD
Board of Health Chairperson