Community Health Admin

The Public Health Department is governed by the County of Santa Barbara in California. It offers a range of disease control and prevention services. The department is also involved in the systematic collection of data regarding health-related events. It maintains the Immunization Project, which provides on-time immunizations for children, infants, adolescents and adults. The Public Health Department manages an Epidemiology Unit that offers health status reports and information related to birth data. Its Bioterrorism Unit provides information related to chemical agents and radiological products. It also offers online information related to avian influenza, cholera, chicken pox, cryptosporidiosis, diphtheria, giardiasis, meningitis and tularemia.