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The 3 Core Functions and 10 Essential Public Health Services

The 3 Core Functions and 10 Essential Services of Public Health are illustrated below by the "wheel graphic".

    Assessment

  1. Monitor health status to identify community health problems
  2. Diagnose and investigate health problems and health hazards in the community

    3. Policy Development

  3. Inform, educate, and empower people about health issues
  4. Mobilize community partnerships to identify and solve health problems
  5. Develop policies and plans that support individual and community health efforts

    6. Assurance

  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
System Management Evaluate Assure Competent Workforce Link To / Provide Care Enforce Laws Develop Policies Mobilize Community Partnerships Inform, Educate, Empower Diagnose and Investigate Monitor Health Research Policy Development Assessment Assurance

 

 

 

 
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