The three core functions of public health and the 10 Essential Public Health Services provide a working definition of public health and a guiding framework for the responsibilities of local public health systems.
The functions of Assessment, Policy Development, and Assurance help us to balance and focus our three core government public health responsibilities as we strive to provide essential population based services to our constituents.
All public or community health responsibilities (whether conducted by the local public health department or another organization within the community) can be categorized into one of the services.