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• • 66 Examples of Services Health Surveillance Programs: • Vital statistics - monitoring death certificates for unusual patterns of infant and other mortalities according to cause, race or residence. • Communicable disease reporting - following the incidence of cases of gastroenteritis to find epidemics such as the hamburger- related E. coil illness In Washington State in 1993. • Chronic disease registries - such as the birth date= registry which helps identify unusual clusters of birth defects and their causes. Health Protection Programs: • Drinking water monitoring - to identify bacterial or chemical contamination of wells or water supplies before people in the community are made ill. • Food sanitation - inspecting restaurants to prevent poor food handling practices that could spread hepatitis or gastroenteritis. • Toxic chemical regulation - monitoring storage and disposal of chemicals to protect neighbors, children or workers from toxic exposure. • Occupational safety - conducting studies of occupational illness and injury and Intervening as necessary. . Personal Preventive Services: • Immunization - requiring school entry Immunization to protect children and the community from outbreaks of diphtheria, measles, and polio. • Communicable disease investigation - investigating cases of tuberculosis to identify contacts and protect others from spread of the bacteria. Health Promotion Programs: • Alcohol and drug education - informing teenagers of consequences of alcohol and drug use; drinking and driving - to protect others in the community as well as protecting youth. • Tobacco control - smoking education and regulation of availability of tobacco to youth in order to prevent lung cancer and heart disease. • Injury and violence prevention - organizing community-wide initiatives to prevent intentional injuries and violence. Services Which Improve Access to Care: • Information and referral - assisting the needy and disabled in finding appropriate health care facilities. • Public health nursing home visits - Identifying families needing prenatal care, child health care or child abuse prevention. • Case management - providing supervision and coordination of health care for the chronically mentally ill and disabled. • Facilitating new resource development - working with hospitals and physicians to establish needed services, clinics or programs.