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Monitor health status to identify community health problems
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Diagnose and investigate health problems and hazards in the community
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Inform, educate and empower people about health issues
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Mobilize community partnerships to identify and solve health problems
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Develop policies and plans that support individual and community efforts
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Enforce laws and regulations that protect and ensure safety
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Link people to needed personal health services and assure that the
provision of health care when otherwise unavailable
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Assure a competent public health workforce
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Evaluate effectiveness, accessibility and quality of personal and
population based health services
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Research for new insights and innovative solutions to health problems
