Publications Index

• AIDS Surveillance Summary Data
• Communicable Disease Update
• Diseases Reportable by Healthcare Providers
• Diseases Reportable by Laboratories
• Diseases Reportable to Local Boards of Health
• Summary of Reportable Diseases and Isolation and Quarantine Requirements
• Summary of Amendments to Reportable Diseases and Isolation and Quarantine Requirements
• Foodborne Illness Investigation and Control Reference Manual
• Guide to Surveillance and Reporting
• Public Health Fact Sheets

Community Health and Prevention

• Office of Statistics & Evaluation
• School Health Services
• Diabetes Prevention and Control Program (DPCP)  
  • Massachusetts Guidelines for Adult Diabetes Care
  • Diabetes in Massachusetts Results from the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System 1994 - 1996
• Healthy Aging and Disability Unit
  • Publications
• Violence Prevention and Intervention Services
• Sexual Assault Prevention and Survivor Services (SAPSS)
  • Sexual Assault in Massachusetts 1988-1997: Findings from Publicly-Funded Rape Crisis Centers and the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System
• Adolescent Health and Youth Development
  • A Shared Vision for Massachusetts Youth & Young Adults, 2003
• Oral Health
  • The Status of Oral Diseases in Massachusetts: A Great Unmet Need 2009 
  • Reports:  Includes The Commonwealth's High-Risk Senior Population: Results and Recommendations from a 2009 Statewide Oral Health Assessment

Environmental Health

• Environmental Hazards Resource Booklet
• Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Program
  • Childhood Lead Poisoning Screening and Incidence Statistics by Community
  • Public Health Fact Sheets: Childhood Lead Poisoning
• Community Sanitation Program 
  • Body Art Information (Body Piercing, Tattooing, Branding/Scarification)
  • Public Health Fact Sheet: Storms and Flooding
• Environmental Toxicology Program
  • Bisphenol A (BPA)
  • Frequently Asked Questions About Bed Bugs
  • Frequently Asked Questions on Aerial Spraying to Reduce the Risk of Eastern Equine Encephalitis
  • A Guide to Eating Fish Safely in Massachusetts
  • Pet Waste and Bathing Beaches
  • Pressure Treated Wood Use in Playground Equipment
  • What You Should Know About Multiple Chemical Sensitivity 
• Food Protection Program
  • The Reporter
  • Foodborne Illness Investigation and Control Reference Manual
  • Sanitary Operating Procedures for Massachusetts Cider Mills 
  • Consumer Food Safety Tips
  • Residential Kitchens: Questions and Answers
  • Red Tide Fact Sheet
• Indoor Air Quality Program
• Radiation Control Program
  • Radon Fact Sheet
  • Potassium Iodide (KI)

Family Health and Nutrition

• Early Intervention Partnerships Program
  • Publications and Outreach Materials
• Office of Data Translation
  • Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System (PRAMS)
• Massachusetts Center for Birth Defects Research and Prevention
  • Surveillance Reports
• Universal Newborn Hearing Screening Program
  • Statistics and Reports

Health Care Safety and Quality

• Office of Emergency Medical Services
  • Ambulance Regulatory Information
  • Continuing Education Course Listings
  • Do Not Resuscitate Verification Information
  • EMT Administrative Requirements
  • EMT Candidate's Handbook (PDF)
  • EMT Certification Forms
  • EMT Training Information
  • State Trauma Field Triage Criteria
  • Statewide Treatment Protocols
• Drug Control Program
  • Medication Administration Program Policy Manual
  • Report of the Special Subcommittee on the Management of Acute and Terminal Pain

Bureau of Health Information Research Statistics and Evaluation

• Health Statistics Information Guide
• Division of Research and Epidemiology
  • Massachusetts Birth Data
  • Massachusetts Death Data
  • Population Information
  • Race and Ethnicity Reports
  • Smoking Reports
• Health Survey Program
  • Behavioral Risk Factor Surveys, Reports and Publications
  • Massachusetts Youth Health Survey
• Injury Surveillance
  • ISP Publications & Resources
  • Weapon Related Injury Surveillance System
• Massachusetts Cancer Registry
  • Cancer Incidence Reports  
• MassCHIP
• Occupational Health Surveillance Program
  • SENSOR Occupational Lung Disease Bulletins
• Registry of Vital Records

Office of HIV/AIDS

• See the HIV/AIDS Publications Page

Public Health Facilities

State Laboratory

• Manual of Tests and Services
• Infectious Disease Laboratories
• Foodborne Illness Investigation and Control Reference Manual

Bureau of Substance Abuse Services

• See the BSAS Publications Page

This information is provided by the Department of Public Health.