Division of Epidemiology and Health Planning

275 East Main Street
HS2GWC
Frankfort, KY 40621
Phone: (502) 564-7243
Fax: (502) 564-0542
 
Dr. Kraig Humbaugh - Director
Mr. Paul Royce - Assistant Director

The Division of Epidemiology and Health Planning is responsible for the control of communicable disease, disease surveillance and investigation, injury prevention and research, vital statistics and health data.

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275 E. Main St.
HS2E-B
Frankfort, KY 40621
Phone: (502) 564-3261
Fax: (502) 564-4553
After hours emergency reporting (answering machine): (502) 564-4679

The Communicable Disease Branch tries to eliminate, reduce and control certain communicable diseases. Local health departments provide direct care while the central office provides training, educational materials, technical and financial assistance, and program planning and evaluation. The branch provides professional consultation to the health care community as well as to individual programs within the department. It is also responsible for the selection, training and maintenance of the Rapid Response Team that provides support to local health departments in controlling disease outbreaks. This mission is accomplished through three major programs - Communicable Disease, Tuberculosis Control and Sexually Transmitted Disease Control.

Tuberculosis Control Section - (502) 564-4276
Immunization Section - (502) 564-4478
Sexually Transmitted Disease Section - (502) 564-4804
STD/HIV Counseling Section
Communicable Disease Section
Control and Surveillance Section

HIV/AIDS Branch website
275 E. Main St. HS2E-C
Frankfort, KY 40621
Phone: (502) 564-6539
Toll Free: (800) 420-7431
Fax: (502) 564-9865

Surveillance Program - HIV/AIDS Case Reporting: (866) 510-0008 or  (502) 564-0536
Prevention Program: (502) 564-6539
Services Program: (866) 510-0005 or (502) 564-6539
HIV/AIDS Continuing Education Program: (502) 564-6539

The Kentucky Department for Public Health HIV/AIDS Branch assesses the current and future impact of HIV in Kentucky. The branch is composed of Surveillance, Prevention and Service programs. The surveillance section is responsible for the documentation and maintenance of the HIV/AIDS cases reported to them by HIV testing entities. State regulation 902 KAR 2:020, Section 7, requires testing facilities to report HIV and AIDS cases to the Kentucky Department for Public Health within five business days of diagnosis. The Prevention section provides HIV prevention education to those at risk for infection and to licensed professionals providing interventions. The services program receives the Ryan White Comprehensive AIDS Resources Emergency (CARE) Act Title II grant. The CARE Act is a federal mandate that was created to address health care and service needs of People Living With HIV/AIDS (PLWH/A) disease. The intent of the services program is to facilitate the provision of quality care and services to PLWH/A disease in a timely manner that is consistent across a continuum of care. These services are mainly provided via a network of programs established at local health departments, local clinics and community based organizations in various regions of the state.

275 E. Main St.
HS2E-A
Frankfort, KY 40621
Phone (502) 564-7243
Fax (502) 564-4387
Emergency After Hours 1-888-9REPORT

In 2002, the Kentucky Department for Pubic Health established the Public Health Preparedness Branch. The branch was tasked with state level planning and coordination activities for all public health emergency events. The branch coordinates with local preparedness coordinators, training coordinators, and epidemiologist to assure collaboration on all state and local planning activities. The preparedness staff also works as the coordinating agency for all state level public health response activities and is the cabinets coordinating agency for Kentucky State Emergency Support Function 8 – Health and Medical Response activities. The commonwealth receives federal funding to support preparedness activities from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the Healthcare Resource Services and Administration (HRSA) for activities involving both public and private health. The preparedness branch is task with the management of both of these programs.

275 E. Main St. 1E-A
Frankfort, KY 40621
Phone: (502) 564-4212
Fax: (502) 227-9849

The Vital Statistics Branch collects, preserves and protects certificates for all births, deaths, marriages, divorces, induced terminations of pregnancies and issues certified copies. The branch records and provides for each person born in Kentucky a means of establishing legal identity, age, parentage and nationality. It also makes available a legal document of the date, place and cause of every death occurring in the state and provides a central repository for records of certain other vital events. Finally it augments and supports the planning, management and evaluation of human resources programs and other agencies through the collection and analysis of vital statistics data.

Registration and Amendment Section
Certification Section
Administrative and Quality Assurance Section
Data Surveillance Section