Article: Performance Standards for State and Local Health Departments

PERFORMANCE STANDARDS FOR STATE AND LOCAL HEALTH DEPARTMENTS

Public health departments are organizations established by state and local governments to protect and promote the health and safety of the people living in or visiting the area served by a state or local government. Public health departments protect and promote health and safety by assuring delivery of the ten Essential Public Health Services which are described as:

  • Monitoring community health to understand patterns of disease, injury, and environmental threats to the public's health.

  • Diagnosing and investigating occurrences of disease, injury, and environmental hazards in order to control and prevent people from suffering ...

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