What is a responsibility of public health quizlet?

what department is described by the following?

1. 11 operation divisions, 300 programs, 2010 proposed budget of $ 879 Billion, second to the department of defense
2. 70,000 + employees
3. Health protection, promotion, service provision
4. NIH, FDA, CDC, Agency for toxic substances & disease registry, IHS, HRSA, SAMHSA, AHRQ, CMS, AFC, AOA.
5. mostly funded through solicited contracts
6. largets federal grant

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  2. Medicine
  3. Public Health

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Landesman's Public Health Management of Disasters: The Practice Guide

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The existance of plans, procedures, policies, training, and equipment necessary to maximize the ability to prevent, respond to, and recover from major events, including efforts that result in the capability to render an appropriate public health and medical response that will mitigate the effects of illness and injury, limit morbidity and mortality to the maximum extent possiblle, and sustain societal, economic, and political infrastructure.

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What is a responsibility of public health?

Public health promotes the welfare of the entire population, ensures its security and protects it from the spread of infectious disease and environmental hazards, and helps to ensure access to safe and quality care to benefit the population.

Who is responsible for public health quizlet?

In the United States, public health is primarily the responsibility of, the government.

What is public health quizlet?

Public Health - the publics health and Organized community efforts aimed at the prevention of disease and the promotion of health (PREVENTION)

Which level of government was the primary responsibility of public health?

State. States are the principal governmental entity responsible for protecting the public's health in the United States. They conduct a wide range of activities in health.