What is Epidemiology?

• Study of health and disease conditions and causes in a defined population

• Identifies risk factors for disease and targets for preventative healthcare

• In our case, we work with scientists and researchers to test the wastewater from our community to identify pharmaceuticals, drug use and disease presence so that informed decisions can be made.

• Read more about our test results in our epidemiology brochure or on the VDH Covid-19 Wastewater Surveillance Dashboard