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The Office of Public Health Informatics
and Epidemiology (OPHIE) is part of the Bureau of Health
Statistics, Planning, and Emergency Response. It serves
as a central repository for data and surveillance
activities within the Nevada State Health Division.
The vision of the Office of Public Health
Informatics and Epidemiology is to play a pivotal role in
improving the health of all Nevadans by providing data
that makes a difference.
The Office of Public Health Informatics
and Epidemiology is a committed and responsive team
whose mission is to provide quality, timely, and
relevant data and statistics to supportive public health
stakeholders.
Staff in the OPHIE perform data
analysis, surveillance and reporting activities across a
broad spectrum of public health areas including:
Maternal and Child Health, Vital Statistics, Central
Cancer Registry, Trauma Registry, Injury Prevention
Program, Behavioral Risk Surveillance System Program,
Birth Outcomes Monitoring System, Newborn Metabolic
Screening, Reportable Disease, Healthy People, and Oral
Health.
The State Health Division
contracts with Opinion Research Corporation to conduct
the State’s annual Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance
System (BRFSS) Survey.
Staff from the OPHIE works with
other programs and bureaus within the State Health
Division, the Department of Health and Human Services,
and other state agencies to collect, share, analyze and
report on public health related data. The agencies
include:
- Substance Abuse,
Prevention, and Treatment Agency
- Mental Health and
Developmental Services
- Aging & Disability
Services
- Office of Traffic Safety
- University of Nevada, Las
Vegas, Center for Health Information Analysis
- Nevada State Demographer
In addition, the OPHIE provides
statistical and analytical technical assistance to
local, state and federal agencies, university and other
academic researchers, the media, and the general public.
The OPHIE technical assistance develops and disseminates
information relevant to the health in Nevada that aids
decision makers in setting policies, managing problems
and identifying emerging health trends.
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