Public Health Introduction

10 Essential Public Health Services

1 Monitor health status to identify community problems.

2 Diagnose and investigate health problems and health hazards in the community.

3 Inform, educate and empower people about health issues.

4 Mobilize community partnerships and action to identify and solve health problems.

5 Develop policies and plans that support individual and community health efforts.

6 Enforce laws and regulations that protect health and ensure safety.

7 Link people to needed personal health services and assure the provision of health care when otherwise unavailable.

8 Assure a competent public health and personal health care workforce.

9 Evaluate effectiveness, accessibility, and quality of personal and population-based health services.

10 Research for new insights and innovative solutions to health problems.

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