Essential Local Public Health Activities
The Essential Local Public Health Activities Framework lists a set of activities that all local public health departments in Minnesota are expected to be able to perform. The activities are organized according to six areas of public health responsibility:
- Assure an adequate local public health infrastructure
- Promote healthy communities and healthy behavior
- Prevent the spread of infectious disease
- Protect against environmental health hazards
- Prepare for and respond to disasters and assist communities in recovery
- Assure the quality and accessibility of health services
The Essential Local Public Health Activities Framework was developed in 2004 by a partnership of Minnesota state and local public health professionals. The State Community Health Services Advisory Committee (SCHSAC) has recommended alignment with new national standards (see below), and this work is currently underway.
More Information
- Assuring Essential Local Public Health Activities Throughout the State: Final Workgroup Report (PDF: 1.2MB / 104 pages)
SCHSAC, January 2005
See also: Related SCHSAC Reports
- Public Health in America [Attn: Non-MDH site]
Public Health Functions Project, 1995
