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Part IIPart II
Participants in Public Health
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Official and VoluntaryOfficial and VoluntaryPublic Health SectorsPublic Health Sectors
Official agencies assigned specific responsibilities for a geo-political unit or programmatic area
Private not-for-profit voluntary agencies with commitment to a particular issue or population
Public and private providers of personal care
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Federal Public Health AgenciesFederal Public Health Agencies
The US has no Cabinet Secretary of Health, unlike most other countries
Almost every federal agency has some responsibility that impacts the health of the public
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Federal AgenciesFederal AgenciesContinuedContinued
Environmental Protection Agency US Department of Agriculture Department of Labor - Occupational
Safety and Health Administration Department of Veterans Affairs Department of Transportation
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Federal AgenciesFederal AgenciesContinuedContinued
Department of Defense Housing and Urban Development White House
Office of Management & BudgetOffice of Drug Control PolicyOffice of AIDS Policy
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State Public Health AgenciesState Public Health Agencies
State public health agency (dept of health, dept of public health)
Umbrella human services agency Agency on aging (often includes long
term care planning/licensing) Medicaid Mental health agency
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State AgenciesState AgenciesContinuedContinued
Substance abuse agency Environment (water, air, soil quality;
waste disposal) Agriculture (food, dairy, pesticides) State-OSHA Health planning agency Health professions licensing bodies
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Did you know that . . .Did you know that . . .
South Carolina’s first public health employee was Dr. Fred Williams, in 1908?
The Department of Health and Environmental Control was created in 1973?
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Local and CommunityLocal and CommunityPublic HealthPublic Health
County, city or district health departments County, city or district mental health,
substance abuse or environmental agency Special taxing districts for public hospitals,
home health, environmental control or public health
Local zoning authority
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Did you know that . . .Did you know that . . .
Orangeburg and Greenwood counties established the first county health departments in the state, in 1915, to combat hookworm?
Every county had a health department by 1936?
County health staff were transferred to the state payroll in 1981?
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Voluntary Associations Voluntary Associations
Disease- or issue-specific organizations Advocacy groups Professional and industrial
organizations Coalitions with health as only or major
topic
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Hospitals and OtherHospitals and OtherCare SystemsCare Systems
Access to care is an essential public health service
Health-department-operated hospital, personal care program, or strong relationship with the local provider systems
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Other Care SystemsOther Care SystemsContinuedContinued
The structure of public health services varies over time and place depending on size and composition of uninsured population and economics and attitudes of care systems
Care systems may join population-focused activities for a variety of reasons
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Discussion TimeDiscussion Time
Identify the components of the public health system serving your community
Be sure to include non-governmental participants
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Summary of Module 1, Part 2Summary of Module 1, Part 2
US public health services may be comprised of federal, state and local governmental agencies, not-for-profit organizations, hospitals and other health care providers, and voluntary associations
The exact structure of the system varies by issue and over time
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Module AuthorModule Author
Kristine M. Gebbie, DrPH, RN
Columbia University School of Nursing
Center for Health Policy