Health Promotion & Education
What Does Public Health Do?
Foundation Public Health Services
Mandatory For KY Health Dept's
Population Health
Health Equity * Policy * Education Community Health Assessment Partnership Development
Enforcement Of Regulations
Food & Water Safety * Waste Management * Nuisance Investigation
Emergency Preparedness & Response
Mitigation of Disease Threat * Mass Vaccination * Disaster Response
Communicable Disease Control
STD Control * TB Control * Epidemiology Adult & Child Vaccination * Surveillance
Administrative & Organizational Management
Finance * IT * Communications * Human Resources * Performance Management * Quality Improvement
Core Public Health
Services
Available In All KY Counties:
WIC
Supplemental nutrition program for eligible women & children up to age five.
HANDS
Home visitation program to promote safe, healthy children.
Harm Reduction
Practices that aim to reduce the risk and harms associated with substance use.
Local Public Health
Priorities
Local Needs:
- Determined by data gathered through the Community Health Assessment Process
- Reevaluated on a five year cycle to determined need, program effectiveness, and non-duplication of other community services.
- Dependent on funding availability and community need.
