COVID-19
COVID-19 is a respiratory disease that is caused by a coronavirus known as SARS-CoV-2, which was first identified in 2019. The virus is primarily transmitted from person to person through droplets made when infected people cough, sneeze, or talk.
Vaccine-Preventable Disease Surveillance Report
The Vaccine-Preventable Disease Surveillance Report is a monthly report that summarizes current vaccine-preventable disease (VPD) activity in Florida. The report includes disease-specific information on case counts, outbreaks, populations most severely impacted, vaccination history of cases, and more. Summaries for Florida’s two highest-volume VPDs, varicella and pertussis, are included each month, along with summaries for VPDs with recent activity such as measles and mumps.
Florida Morbidity Statistics Report
Data on selected reportable diseases are published at the end of the year in the Florida Annual Morbidity Statistics Report. These reports contain the official statistics, in tabular and graphic form, for the reported occurrence of notifiable infectious diseases in Florida.
Sexually Transmitted Diseases
This site provides information on sexually transmissible disease (STD) services and testing.
Ebola Virus Disease
The State of Florida and its counties provide Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) guidance and support for residents, visitors, healthcare workers, and laboratories.
Application for Scholars to Request Vital Statistics Data for Research Supporting Public Health
On this page, you will find information about requesting access to Florida Vital Statistics data. Each application is judged on its scientific merit, methodology, data security procedures, benefit to the Florida Department of Health (DOH) and the public, and consistency with epidemiologic research goals of Florida Statute 381.0032. Requests for confidential data will only be granted in cases where the project meets the criteria and no other practical means of completing the project exists.
CDC's Behavioral Risk Factors Surveillance System
Discover more information about BRFSS. This national survey provides information on health risk behaviors, chronic conditions, and the use of preventative services. BRFSS questionaries, data analysis tools, and other resources are available.
FloridaHealthFinder.gov Hospital and Emergency Department Query
This query tool, provided by the Agency for Health Care Administration, shows data by hospital and by county for inpatient, outpatient, and emergency department visits. The tool provides number of visits, average length of stay, total charges, and average charges. It also allows data users to filter or sort results by hospital, county, payer, discharge status, diagnosis groups, and more.
U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey
This tool provides population, demographic, housing, and economic information from the American Communities Survey (ACS), which is annually administered by the US Bureau of the Census. The ACS provides data for states, counties, census tracts, and zip codes.
PLACES: Local data for better health
The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) have expanded the original 500 Cities Project that began in 2015. The primary data sources for this project are the CDC Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, the Census 2010 population, and the American Community Survey estimates.
