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The Essential Public Health Services
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The Essential Public Health Services provide the fundamental
framework for the NPHPSP instruments, by describing the public
health activities that should be undertaken in all communities.
The Core Public Health Functions Steering Committee developed
the framework for the Essential Services in 1994. This steering
committee included representatives from US Public Health Service
agencies and other major public health organizations. The Essential
Services provide a working definition of public health and a guiding
framework for the responsibilities of local public health systems.
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Monitor
health status to identify and solve
community health problems.
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Diagnose and investigate
health problems and
health hazards in the community.
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Inform, educate, and empower
people about health issues.
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Mobilize
community partnerships and action to identify
and solve health problems.
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Develop policies and plans
that support individual and
community health efforts.
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Enforce
laws and regulations that protect health and ensure safety.
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Link
people to needed personal health services and assure the
provision of health care when otherwise unavailable.
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Assure
competent public and personal health care workforce.
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Evaluate
effectiveness, accessibility, and quality of
personal and population-based health services.
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Research
for new insights and innovative solutions to
health problems.
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This page last reviewed: Feb 19, 2004
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