Introduction
Local health departments are responsible for creating and maintaining conditions that keep people in their communities healthy and safe. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has defined and recently updated 10 essential public health services that communities should undertake to protect and promote the health of all people in their community. This training uses a case study (based on an actual infectious disease outbreak) to relate each step of the investigation to one of the 10 essential public health services. Public health professionals should be able to describe each of these essential services, and should work to ensure that all 10 services are provided in their community.
Learning Objectives
After completing this training, you will be able to:
- Summarize the 10 essential public health services
- Describe the three local board of health (LBOH) responsibilities for infectious disease investigation: reporting, case investigation, and controlling further spread of infectious diseases
- Classify disease investigation activities into one of the 10 essential public health services
- Give examples of partners that are necessary to deliver the 10 essential public health services
- List the signs and symptoms of a specific pathogen linked to this case study