Broward County Health Department: To promote and protect the health and safety of all persons in Broward County through the delivery of quality public health services
Reportable Diseases
Surveillance Program Contacts

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Communicable Diseases Program Manager
780 SW 24th Street
Fort Lauderdale, Florida 33315
Patrick Jenkins (954) 762-3812 (954) 467-4870
Communicable Disease Nurse
780 SW 24th Street
Fort Lauderdale, Florida 33315
Carmen Draughn, RN (954) 847-3567 (954) 467-4870
Food & Water borne Illnesses
780 SW 24th Street
Fort Lauderdale, Florida 33315
Ryan Lowe (954) 467-4841 (954) 767-5155
Hepatitis & Liver Failure Prevention & Control
780 SW 24th Street
Fort Lauderdale, Florida 33315
Edith Garcia (954) 759-5455 (954) 467-4934
HIV/AIDS Surveillance
780 SW 24th Street
Fort Lauderdale, Florida 33315
Patricia Callahan (954) 713-3202 No Fax Reporting
STD Surveillance
205 Northwest 6th Avenue
Pompano Beach, Florida 33060
Kressa Johnson (954) 788-6154 (954) 788-6118
Tuberculosis Control
780 SW 24th Street
Fort Lauderdale, Florida 33315
Kesner Accime (954) 467-4880 (954) 847-3570
Chronic Hepatitis B Surveillance
780 SW 24th Street
Fort Lauderdale, Florida 33315
Sandra Forero (954) 467-4626 (954) 713-3169
After Hours & Weekend   (954) 847-3567  

 


Section 381.0031(1,2), Florida Statutes, provides that "Any practitioner, licensed in Florida to practice medicine, osteopathic medicine, chiropractic, naturopathy, or veterinary medicine, who diagnoses or suspects the existence of a disease of public health significance shall immediately report the fact to the Department of Health." The DOH county health departments serve as the Department's representative in this reporting requirement. Furthermore, this Section provides that "Periodically the Department shall issue a list of diseases determined by it to be of public health significance ... and shall furnish a copy of said list to the practitioners....". The list of diseases to be reported is found in Chapter 64D-3.002(1), Florida Administrative Code.