Reportable diseases are those that when diagnosed require health providers to report them to state and/or local public health officials. These diseases are considered of great public health importance due to their contagiousness, severity, or frequency.
Green River District Health Department works to identify, track, educate, and limit the spread of reportable diseases within the community.
Reportable Diseases and Conditions
Obligation to Report—902 KAR 2:020 requires health professionals to report the following diseases to the local health department or district serving the jurisdiction in which the patient resides or to the Kentucky Department for Public Health (KDPH).
Reportable Diseases and Conditions in Kentucky
Reporting Contact Information
Staff can be reached for reporting or for consultation using the information below:
- During Operating Hours
- Green River District Health Department
- Phone: Local Health Center or 270-686-7747
- Fax: 270-926-9862
- Green River District Health Department
- After Hours
- After-Hours and Weekends Reportable Disease Line
- Phone: 270- 215-1731
- Fax: 270-926-9862
- Kentucky Department for Public Health, Division of Epidemiology and Health Planning
- Phone: 1-888-973-7678
- Fax: 502-696-3803
- After-Hours and Weekends Reportable Disease Line