Diagnose and investigate health problems and health hazards in the community

select a public health problem that exists in your hometown and using the general categories of factors ( economic impact, individual liberty, moral & religious opposition).

1) How two or more of those factors contribute to the problems development and/or its continued existence itself, and;

2) suggest several a possible interventions from the perspective of the 10 essential public health services that public health providers/the community could take to ameliorate the problem.

The 10 Essential Public Health Services

1. Monitor health status to identify and solve community health problems.

2. Diagnose and investigate health problems and health hazards in the community.

3. Inform, educate, and empower people about health issues.

4. Mobilize community partnerships and action to identify and solve health problems.

5. Develop policies and plans that support individual and community health efforts.

6.Enforce laws and regulations that protect health and ensure safety.

7. Link people to needed personal health services and assure the provision of health care when otherwise unavailable.

8. Assure competent public and personal health care workforce.

9. Evaluate effectiveness, accessibility, and quality of personal and population-based health services.

10. Research for new insights and innovative solutions to health problems.