Communicable Disease Surveillance & Epidemiology Disease Reporting Weekly Reports Useful Communicable Disease Links Health Statistics Epidemiology Contact The Office of Communicable Disease Surveillance & Epidemiology (OCDSE) is responsible for reducing the incidence of communicable disease (not including tuberculosis, sexually transmitted diseases, and HIV/AIDS) in the City of Cleveland through prevention, surveillance, and outbreak control. The ongoing goals of the OCDSE include the following: Communicable Disease Surveillance and Control Conduct surveillance for over 90 diseases Investigate disease outbreaks and recommend control measures Conduct syndromic surveillance activities Produce data reports and conduct special epidemiological studies Communicable Disease Policy and Coordination Set policies and make procedure recommendations for department activities related to communicable diseases Interpret and enforce state and federal laws and regulations Interface with other local, state, and federal agencies and programs concerned with public health Communicable Disease Training and Education Serve as a consultant to the medical community on issues of communicable diseases Provide professional education to doctors, nurses, and other medical professionals Provide general education to the community and community based organizations Proactively educate and address concerns and inquiries of the news media on communicable diseases Emergency Preparedness Develop epidemiological plans and guidelines for public health emergencies such as, bioterrorism and pandemic influenza