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72 <br />Making sure necessary <br />resources are available <br />The assurance function calls upon <br />public health agencies to: <br />Provide public health nursing services <br />Provide environmental health services <br />Encourage, purchase or provide additional <br />population -based services <br />• Personal preventive services through private <br />& public providers <br />• improved access to care for individuals & families. <br />e.g. promoting bilingual and multicultural services, <br />addressing transportation, etc. <br />• Health promotion & education programs, <br />comprehensive school health education, <br />public education campaigns, worksite health <br />promotion <br />Maintain emergency response capacity <br />* Disease outbreaks <br />* Toxic spills <br />• Food and pharmaceutical recall <br />* Emergency systems <br />* Natural disasters <br />Administer quality assurance <br />• Health professional licensing & discipline <br />• Facilities licensing <br />• Public health services monitoring <br />• Enforcement of standards & laws <br />Help recruit & retain health care practitioners <br />Maintain administrative capacity <br />• Personnel <br />• Contracting <br />• Budgeting & accounting <br />• Legal counsel <br />• <br />12 <br />