The Division of Public Health provides timely and critical information on issues of great importance to the residents of Marin County.
Communicable Disease Reporting
Many communicable and chronic diseases are required by California state law to be reported to the Marin County
Department of Health and Human Services, Communicable Disease Control. If you are a health care provider or laboratory professional
and diagnose or identify probable or suspect cases of reportable disease in the State of California,
please report to us by phone, 415-473-7805 (English) or 415-507-2623 (Spanish), or fax a Confidential Morbidity Form (CMR) (415-473-6002).
For diseases that require immediate response and occur before 9:00am or after 5:00 pm, Monday-Friday or on
a weekend or holiday, please call the Marin County Communications Center (415-499-9464), and ask for the on-duty public health officer.
To download the communicable disease reporting form (CMR) click on the link below:
Marin County Immunization Registry Coordinator
Sharayn Forkel, RN, Sr. PHN
899 Northgate Drive, Suite 100
San Rafael, CA 94903
Phone: 415-473-3078 Fax: 415-473-6881 SForkel@co.marin.ca.us
Public Health Officer
The Public Health Officer (PHO) has a leadership role across
a wide range of public health functions and activities, including preparedness
and response efforts related to bioterrorism, communicable disease occurrence
and outbreaks, and other public health emergencies. Serving on the strategic
management team in the Division of Public Health Services, the PHO provides
leadership regarding clinical/medical and public health policy issues affecting
the health status of the community, provides medical and public health direction
to communicable disease programs, and carries out statutory responsibilities
such as enforcement of health laws. Staff can be reached at 920 Grand Avenue,
San Rafael. Phone: 415-499-6841.
Public Health Clinic
The Public Health Clinic, located at 920 Grand Avenue in San
Rafael, provides services to protect the community against preventable communicable
diseases, including sexually
transmitted diseases and tuberculosis.
Staff can be reached at: 415-499-6841.
Public Health Laboratory Services
The Public
Health Lab provides services to protect the community against preventable
communicable diseases, including sexually transmitted diseases and tuberculosis.
Lab staff can be reached at 920 Grand Avenue, San Rafael. Phone: 415-499-6849.
