Epidemiology is “the study of the distribution and determinants of health and disease in a population”. To put it more simply, epidemiologist are “disease detectives” who use data to answer questions like: Who is getting sick? What is making them sick? Where is the problem occurring? When is the problem occurring? Why are some people more effected? How big is the health problem in our population? How can we better understand the disease? How can we prevent others from getting sick?
The Epidemiology Program is a part of the Community Health Division within the Fresno County Department of Public Health. The Epidemiology Program focuses on the health of the various populations that make up the Fresno County community. The primary aim of the Program is to use data to monitor and improve the health of the local community. Community Health Epidemiologists in collaboration with other Department of Public Health programs, participate in disease surveillance and health data collection; disease investigation; data analysis, assessment, and management; and health communication. The Program works with other units within the Department as well as providing services to other agencies and the public.
Statistics & Reports
Community Health Epidemiologists produce several reports on disease statistics. To access these reports please visit the statistics webpage. All data listed is considered provisional.
Public Data
Fresno County Community Health Dashboard
Learn about our community's health and wellness, compare indicators for your community against state averages, county values, and target goals. Discover areas of excellence and improvement in your community.
Health Priorities Index Map
The Health Priority Index (HPI) compiles data from national, state, and local sources to provide a visual depiction of the level of health burden within each census tract in Fresno County.
More information about the HPI can be found at FCHIP. If you have used HPI, please take a moment to take the following brief survey: Health Priority Index Uses & Feedback Survey.
Cal-Enviro
The Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA), on behalf of the California Environmental Protection Agency (CalEPA), released Version 3.0 of the California Communities Environmental Health Screening Tool (CalEnviroScreen). CalEnviroScreen identifies California communities by census tract that are disproportionately burdened by, and vulnerable to, multiple sources of pollution.
Disease reporting is the foundation of public health surveillance. The reporting of specific diseases is critical to public health and required by law. For more information on Disease or Animal Bite Reporting, please click here.
