HRPR 1001 Lecture Notes - Lecture 20: Intercultural Competence, Continuing Education, Leadership Development
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Respond to disasters and assist communities in recovery. The 10 essential public health services: monitor health status to identify and solve community health problems, diagnose and investigate health problems and health hazards in the community. Inform, educate, and empower people about health issues: mobilize community partnerships to identify and solve health problems, develop policies and plans that support individual and community health efforts. Enforce laws and regulations that protect health and ensure safety. Link people to needed personal health services and assure the provision of health care when otherwise unavailable. Assure a competent public and personal healthcare workforce. Evaluate effectiveness, accessibility, and quality of personal and population-based health services. Research for new insights and innovative solutions to health problems. Essential service (es) 1 monitor health to identify and solve community health problems: Accurate, periodic assessment of the community"s health status. Use of methods and technology (e. g. , mapping technology) to interpret and communicate data.