Local Public Health System Assessment:
Measures the capacity and performance of the local public health system as well as all entities that contribute to the public's health.
General Findings...
The Livingston County public health system excelled in the following:
- Diagnose and investigate health problems and health hazards in the community.
- Develop policies and plans that support individual and community health efforts.
- Enforce laws and regulations that protect health and ensure safety.
- Link people to needed personal health services and assure the provision of health care when otherwise unavailable.
- Research for new insights and innovative solutions to health problems.
The local public health system did well in the following Essential Services:
- Mobilize community partnerships to identify and solve health issues.
- Assure a competent public health and personal health care workforce.
- Evaluate effectiveness, accessibility, and quality of personal and population-based health services.
The two areas identified in the assessment that hold opportunities for improvement are:
- Monitor health status to identify community health problems.
- Inform, educate, and empower people about health issues.
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