The Public Health Department focuses on community and population-level health, preventing and addressing root causes of health inequity across a range of communicable and chronic diseases.
The Environmental Health Department works to keep our air, water, and food safe; it regulates, protects, and promotes the health of everyone in Alameda County by enforcing environmental health codes to reduce exposure to toxins and diseases.
We address communicable diseases like Hepatitis B and Tuberculosis in Alameda County, providing education, testing, treatment, and prevention to protect public health.
Surveillance and Monitoring of Infectious Diseases
We monitor and track infectious diseases in Alameda County, conduct surveillance, analyze trends to detect outbreaks and inform public health responses.