Mississippi Office of Epidemiology Data
Record Type
DataSet
Source
Mississippi State Department of Health
Source URL
Price Information
Available free-of-charge
MEDLINE Search Strategy
Keywords
Mississippi; Epidemiology; Population Surveillance; Diseases; Immunization; Disparities; Behavior Risk Factors
Data Format
Web-accessible reports
Geographic Region
Mississippi
Media
Generally, reports based on the data
Population
Residents and facilities in Mississippi
Purpose
The Office of Epidemiology watches occurrences and trends of reportable and chronic diseases, investigates outbreaks of diseases, helps interrupt outbreaks or disease problems, and reports morbidity incidence and trends to the medical community and other target groups. Coordinating and cooperating with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's National Surveillance System, office staff also provide telephone consultation to health care providers and the general public on such matters as communicable and chronic diseases, disease outbreaks, rabies exposure, and international travel requirements. Other functions include the: Infectious Disease Program, Surveillance Branch, and Cancer Registry.
Record Originator
Sheps Center, UNC-CH
Special Notes
The data is embedded in reports.
Variables
Public Health Laboratory; Anthrax; Behavior Risk Factors; Bioterrorism; Cancer Registry; Disease Briefings; Epidemiology; STD/HIV; Immunization; Immunization Registry; Disparity Elimination; Press Releases; Preventive Block Grant; Psittacosis; Rabies; Surveillance; Tuberculosis; West Nile Virus; Influenza; MMR; MSCPG-HIV; SARS; Smallpox
Years of Availability
Mid 1990s to the present
UI
1935
Date Revised
July 21, 2017, 3:38 a.m.