Background
The Unit designs and supports epidemiological studies and surveys, analyses the findings and communicates what they mean for public health in Jamaica.
The Unit is the Branch’s centre for promoting and strengthening public health through essential national health research. It works with other researchers on research that supports good health and excellent health systems and services.
Objectives
- Develop research protocols, design survey instruments and support field investigations.
- Analyse epidemiological data to identify disease trends and differences across population groups.
- Build capacity in research methods, biostatistics and data analysis.
- Prepare and share research reports, scientific papers and summaries for wider audiences.
Structure
The Director leads work that draws on research, biostatistics and geographic information systems expertise. Research officers support study design and fieldwork. Biostatisticians analyse and interpret data, and GIS staff help examine geographic patterns.
Chief Medical Officer
Principal Medical Officer and National Epidemiologist
- Secretary
- Epidemiological Officer
- Programme Coordinator
- Administrator
- National Surveillance Unit
- Medical Epidemiologists
- Medical Officer (Health)
- Surveillance Officers
- Epidemiology Clerk
- Data Entry and Database Officers
- Secretary
- Epidemiology Research and Analysis Unit
- Director, ERAU
- Secretary
- Biostatisticians
- Research Officers
- Data Entry Clerk
- Health Status Monitoring Unit
- Director, HSM
- Biostatisticians
- Health Status Monitoring Officers
- Geographical Information Systems Sub-Unit
- GIS Officers
- GIS Analysts
- Database Officers
How the Unit works
- Research questions
- Study design and fieldwork
- Statistical and geographic analysis
- Reports and publications