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OEPS

The Office of Epidemiology and Prevention Services (OEPS) is a part of the West Virginia Department of Health Bureau for Public Health. Its website contains information on infectious and sexually transmitted diseases, immunizations guidelines, cancer registry, public health informatics, and important public health events. More than 150 employees help achieve the OEPS mission of tracking the occurrence of diseases, providing preventive interventions, and educating the public on protecting themselves from diseases.

OEPS is comprised of six divisions. To learn more about each division click on the links below.

DIV. OF CANCER EPIDEMIOLOGY

The Division of Cancer Epidemiology (DCE) is an all-site registry, collecting data on all cancers except basal and squamous cell carcinoma of the skin and in situ cervical cancer.

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DIV. OF SURVEILLANCE AND INFORMATICS

The mission of the West Virginia Division of Surveillance and Informatics (DSI) is to ensure data quality, identify new sources of necessary data, and improve existing data collection systems.

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DIV. OF IMMUNIZATION SERVICES

The mission of the West Virginia Division of Immunization Services (DIS) is to prevent and control vaccine-preventable diseases among children, adolescents and adults of West Virginia.

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DIV. OF COMMUNICABLE DISEASES

The Division of Communicable Diseases serves to protect the health and promote the well-being of all people in West Virginia through zoonotic and food and waterborne disease and outbreak investigation, surveillance, education, and response activities.

DIV. OF STD, HIV, HEPATITIS, and TB

The West Virginia Division of STD, HIV, HEPATITIS, AND TUBERCULOSIS (DSHHT) competently and compassionately provides surveillance, intervention, testing, education (S.I.T.E) and care to prevent and control the spread of disease for the people of our state.

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 DIV. OF STD​, HIV, HEPATITIS, and TB

The West Virginia Division of STD, HIV, HEPATITIS, AND TUBERCULOSIS (DSHHT) competently and compassionately provides surveillance, intervention, testing, education (S.I.T.E) and care to prevent and control the spre​ad of disease for the people of our state.

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DIV. OF HEALTHCARE QUALITY, PROMOTION, PREVENTION & RESPONSE

The West Virginia Division of HEALTHCARE QUALITY, PROMOTION, PREVENTION AND RESPONSE protects the citizens, patients, and health care personnel by promoting safety, quality, and by preventing and/or responding to emerging infectious diseases, outbreaks, healthcare associated infections and antimicrobial resistance.