Acute and Communicable Disease

Working to Keep Oregonians Healthy

Disease prevention and control is a cooperative effort involving health care providers, local and state health department personnel and members of the community. Oregon Public Health Division programs work to prevent the emergence and spread of communicable diseases. This includes collecting and analyzing disease reports, studying risk factors, protecting exposed individuals and families, developing guidelines for disease prevention and control, and planning and responding to public health emergencies involving communicable diseases.

Featured News

Hepatitis C Testing

Oregon has the fourth highest prevalence of hepatitis C in the U.S. and the second highest rate of hepatitis C-related mortality.

CDC now recommends one-time hepatitis C testing of all adults and all pregnant people during every pregnancy. Find out more about prevention, testing, and treatment of hepatitis C on CDC's new "Know More About Hepatitis" resource page for providers. 

Visit our newly designed viral hepatitis page

Upcoming Events

One Health Day in Oregon

Governor Tina Kotek declared November 3, 2026 One Health Day in Oregon!  

• Governor Kotek's Proclamation of One Health Day
  
• The Tale of Timmy, a One Health comic book for kids 
  
• Rabies and Bats in Oregon, 2017-2026
  

Health Equity

 

Learn what the Acute and Communicable Disease Prevention section is doing to promote health equity.

ACDP and Health Equity

Resources

• For the Public
• For Schools and Child Care
• For Local and Tribal Public Health Authorities
• For Providers and Laboratories
  
• Oregon One Health
  

• Diseases A-Z
  
• U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)

Related Topics

• Alternative Treatments of Infectious Waste in Oregon
  
• Communicable Disease Testing (State Public Health Laboratory)
• Flu Prevention (flu.oregon.gov)
• HIV, STDs and Viral Hepatitis
• Vaccines and Immunization