Several different areas of VDH are dedicated researching diseases, monitoring their occurrences, and educating the public about preventing and controlling common and rare diseases. VDH works with health care providers to track disease outbreaks affecting Virginians. We also work to develop comprehensive and easy-to-understand information about diseases that could affect you and your family.
epidemiology {ep´ï-de´me-ol´o-je} 1. the study of the relationships of the various factors determining the frequency and distribution of diseases in human communities. 2. the field of medicine concerned with the determination of the specific causes of localized outbreaks of infection, such as hepatitis, of toxic disorders, such as lead poisoning, or any other disease of recognized etiology. -- Dorland’s Medical Dictionary
VDH Disease Fact Sheets