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An Introduction to State Public Health for Tribal Leaders
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Mar 8 2013
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Description:The governmental public health system in the United States is comprised of federal agencies, statehealth agencies, tribal and territorial health departments, and more than 2,500 local health departments. Coordination across these different levels of government is essential to ensuring the public’s health. In 1988, the Institute of Medicine defined “public health” as “fulfilling society’s interest in assuring conditions in which people can be healthy.” Different organizations and agencies achieve this goal in different ways, depending on their mandates or missions.
State and territorial public health agencies (S/THAs) are a vital part of U.S. public health efforts. The structure of these agencies varies, but most S/THAs have offices that support health equity initiatives (84%) and rural health (73%) and provide financial support to primary care providers (75%).
This publication was supported by COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT NUMBER 5U58DP001319‐04 from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Its contents are solely the responsibilities of the authors and do not necessarily represent the official views of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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