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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)

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According to the CDC, "  Public health is the science of protecting and improving the health of people and their communities. This work is achieved by promoting healthy lifestyles, researching disease and injury prevention, and detecting, preventing and responding to infectious diseases"(CDC, 2018).

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The goals of the Public Health are;
1) To prevent epidemicsand the spread of disease
2) To protect against environmental hazards
3) To prevent injuries
4) To promote and encouage healthy behaviors
5) To respond to disasters and assist communities in recovery
6) To ensure the quality and accessibility of health services.
(Teitelbaum, J and Wilensky, S. 3rd edition, pg 74).

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Public Health has 10 essential services which satisfy the top three core functions of the government.
The service include but not limited to;
Monitoring Health Statuses, Diagnose and Investigate health problems, Inform, educate and empower people, Link peopel to needed personal health servicesand ensure and Evaluate effectiveness, accessibility and quality of personal and population-based health services.
(Teitelbaum, J and Wilensky, S. 3rd edition, pg 75-76).

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* Public Health is split between the Federal, State, Local and Global Level.

* Popular agencies that manage and contribute to Public Health on a federal, state and local level are;
Centers for Disease Control (CDC)
National Institutes of Health (NIH)
Food and Drug Admisnistration (FDA)

*Global agencies are;
World Health Organization

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* Agencies such as MADD and American Red Cross collaborate and assist the Public Health sector by organizing, assisting with public health tasks and providing funding.

*Non-government and private agencies advocate, educate, promote, and research public health services.

*Collaboration reflects implementation of programs that promote healthy lifestyles and offer preventative services such as a mobile clinic or blood-donor center
(Teitelbaum, J and Wilensky, S. 3rd edition, pg 83-84).