South University Savannah Public Health Discussion

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  • Select your local health department and analyze the responsibilities of the department.
  • List two current programs that have been established for the community.
  • Discuss how your local health department interacts with the federal government.
  • Use specific examples and source materials appropriately to show any involvement of the federal government in the work of local health departments.
  • Suggest a way to improve collaboration between local health departments and the federal government. Use an example to illustrate your point.

Resources

Partners in Information Access for the Public Health Workforce. (2017). Health data tools and statistics. Retrieved from https://phpartners.org/health_stats.html.

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. (2017). Datasets. Retrieved from https://www.healthdata.gov/search/type/dataset