The bureau also ensures that Massachusetts residents are immunized against vaccine-preventable diseases under its Epidemiology and Immunization Program, manages outpatient clinics and an inpatient unit for diagnosis and treatment of tuberculosis through its Division of Tuberculosis Control, performs surveillance of AIDS and HIV infections, and provides refugee health services through its Refugee Health Program. Reports of sexual disease transmission are sent directly to the bureau through its Sexually Transmitted Disease Control Program which oversees clinics for diagnosis throughout the state. In addition it serves in an educational capacity by providing pamphlets and films from its film library as well as other information on communicable disease to schools, hospitals, and other groups. The Division of Sexually Transmitted Disease Prevention has as its primary goals the reduction and prevention of the incidence of sexually transmitted diseases, including HIV infections. Direct assistance is provided to cities and towns for investigations of unusual or significant disease occurrences.
Information is maintained to analyze trends in the frequency of infectious diseases.