The Sexually Transmitted Disease (STD) Prevention and Control Section is designed to reduce the occurrence and prevent the transmission and debilitating complications of sexually transmitted diseases. The STD Section provides educational materials, staff training, program planning and evaluation services, technical consultation, and selected antibiotics to all local health departments (LHDs) and other selected health care providers.
The Tuberculosis (TB) Prevention and Control Section aims to reduce the number of cases and deaths due to TB by preventing non-infected individuals from becoming infected, keeping those infected without disease from progressing to disease, and by attempting to maintain infected individuals with disease as non-infectious.
The Reportable Disease Program is responsible for case confirmation, oversight of disease investigations, and surveillance for reportable diseases such as meningitis, hepatitis, diarrheal diseases, foodborne illnesses, and vector-borne diseases.
The Adult Viral Hepatitis Prevention Program is a federally funded program that focuses on the prevention of viral hepatitis in adults caused by hepatitis A, hepatitis B, and hepatitis C viruses.
The Healthcare Associated Infection (HAI) Program establishes an infrastructure within the Kentucky Department for Public Health to develop statewide activities focused on the prevention of HAIs within healthcare facilities.
The Viral Disease Prevention and Services Branch seeks to identify and track cases of HIV and AIDS, prevent the disease by raising awareness and promoting risk reduction behaviors and connect HIV-positive clients to care. The HIV Prevention program focuses on testing, awareness of one's status, and strategic intervention activities to reduce HIV transmission for at-risk populations. The HIV/AIDS Services program assists HIV-positive clients with case management, in addition to providing life-saving medications and insurance continuation for qualified clients, as a payor of last resort.
The Immunization Branch provides financial support and vaccines to LHDs and other providers for the provision of over one million immunizations each year to about 700,000 persons, primarily ages 0-18 years. Immunization rates are tracked in schools, day care facilities, LHD clinics, and the general child population. This branch also operates the Kentucky Immunization Registry.
The Vital Statistics Branch is responsible for the registration, certification, and issuance of vital records (birth, death, marriage, and divorce certificates) in Kentucky. The program's primary responsibility is the maintenance and security of these vital records as well as responding to specific requests for vital statistics data.
The budget includes additional Restricted Funds of $4,000,000 in fiscal year 2026-2027 and $6,000,000 in fiscal year 2027-2028 to support increased services for the Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program.
The budget includes additional Restricted Funds of $1,640,800 in each year to support the ongoing operations of the Office of Vital Statistics including staffing, technology, security, and maintenance of records