The Chronic Disease Surveillance and Research Branch (CDSRB) is committed to serving the public by collecting statewide data about cancer, Parkinson's disease, and chronic disease risk factors; making chronic disease surveillance data available to public health practitioners and qualified researchers; conducting chronic disease surveillance; and communicating surveillance results to the public. In addition, the Branch provides leadership for, and coordination of, California's statewide comprehensive cancer control efforts based on the concept that people and organizations working together to identify problems and develop solutions will lead to better use of limited resources and generation of new resources through new partnerships. CDSRB implements these activities by directing, managing, and monitoring the state-mandated Ken Maddy California Cancer Registry (CCR), California’s Comprehensive Cancer Control Program (CCCP), the Richard Paul Hemann California Parkinson’s Disease Registry (CPDR), the California Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (CBRFSS)​​, and the California Neurodegenerative Disease Registry (CNDR)​.​​

Legislation Updates​

Senate Bill (SB) 344​

Assembly Bill (AB) 424 

​​​ Resources American Cancer Society (ACS) Centers for Disease Control (CDC) National Cancer Institute (NCI) National Cancer Institute’s Surveillance, Epidemiol​ogy, and End Results (SEER) ​ Patient Information ​Data for the Public Cancer Patient Record Request Parkinson’s/Neurodegenerative Patient Record Request​

Webinars BRFSS Survey and Data Overview Presented by Vanessa Miguelino-Keasling, MPH. California Department of Public Health, Chronic Disease Surveillance and Research Branch. (PowerPoint) Advanced Stage Colorectal Cancer in California Communities Presented by Jennifer Rico, MA California Cancer Registry, California Department of Public Health (PowerPoint)

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