Our mission in the Division of Chronic Disease and Injury Control (CDIC) is to sustain and improve the health status of California's population. With injuries and chronic diseases accounting for more than 75 percent of all deaths in California, we look to assess, control, and reduce morbidity and mortality due to chronic diseases, injuries, and associated risk factors. This is accomplished by integrating chronic disease preventive practices and clinical medicine, by developing the professional infrastructure and leadership necessary to address these and other public health issues, and by promoting healthful lifestyles and reducing risk-taking behaviors.

The Division consists of three Branches to carry out its functions. These are the Cancer Control Branch, Chronic Disease Control Branch, and Epidemiology and Prevention for Injury Control.  In general, this Division deals with the leading causes of illness and death among our population and seeks new effective ways to deal with old problems.

Cancer Control Branch (CCB)

Cancer Detection Section
Breast Cancer
Cervical Cancer
Information About CDS

Cancer Prevention and Nutrition Section
Nutrition Network
Ca 5 a Day Campaign
Skin Cancer Prevention
Research & Evaluation Unit
Network Partnership Unit

Cancer Research Section
California Cancer Research Program

Cancer Surveillance Section
California Cancer Registry
Survey Research Group

Tobacco Control Section
Evaluation
Local Programs
Media
Request for Applications

Chronic Disease Control Branch (CDCB)

Chronic Disease Epidemiology and Control Section
California Heart Disease and Stroke Prevention Program
Epidemiology and Program Evaluation Unit

Epidemiology and Health Promotion Section
California Project LEAN
Chronic Disease Initiative
Diabetes Prevention and Control Program
California Center for Physical Activity
California Obesity Prevention Initiative
School Health Connections

Medicine and Public Health Section
California Asthma Public Health Initiative
Center for Gerontology
California Arthritis Partnership Program (CAPP)
Integrating Medicine and Public Health
Office of Oral Health
Alzheimer's Disease Program
Preventive Health Care for the Aging

Prevention 2000

Program Development Section
Clinical Epidemiology
Preventive Medicine Residency Program 
Cal-EIS Program
Continuing Professional Education

Epidemiology & Prevention for Injury Control Branch (EPIC)

EPICenter (California Injury Data)
EPIC Publications and Directories
Office on Disability and Health
Playground Safety Regulations
Senior Injuries
Traffic Safety
Violence Prevention

Public Health Training Opportunities

California Academy of Preventive Medicine
Continuing Education in Public Health

This page was last updated May 21, 2007 .