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3/9/1999
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ORANGE COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT AS A SAFETY NET <br />PROVIDER <br />CORE FUNCTIONS OF PUBLIC HEALTH <br />Assessment of community health status and available resources. <br />Policy Development resulting in proposals to support and encourage better health <br />Assurance that needed services are available. <br />POPULATION -BASED SERVICES <br />Population -based services are services and interventions which protect entire populations from <br />illness, disease and injury. They are essential to any effort to address such problems as spiraling <br />healthcare costs, lack of access to care, and the poor health status of too many U.S. residents. <br />ESSENTIAL SERVICES ADOPTED BY THE BOARD OF HEALTH <br />Monitor health status to identify community problems, needs and assets <br />Diagnose and investigate health problems and health hazards in the community <br />Link people to needed personal health services and assure the provision of health care, health <br />education, and outreach services, especially to vulnerable populations <br />Inform and educate people about health issues <br />Mobilize community partnerships and action to address community health needs <br />Develop policies and plans that advocate for and support individual and community health efforts <br />Assure an expert public health workforce <br />Evaluate effectiveness, accessibility, and quality of health services <br />Research for new insights and innovative solutions to health problems <br />
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