What We Do
All public health network coalitions are working to engage the broad public health interests in their region to develop expanded leadership and organizational capacity for addressing community and public health problems.
Each community coalition has identified locally responsive strategies for supporting community health improvement that reflect local needs and opportunities. However, all partnerships are encouraged to engage in a common set of activities that form the core of public health network responsibilities. To organize a comprehensive and coordinated local response to protect and promote health, the public health partnerships must:
- Assess local public health capacity
- Monitor the health status of the community
- Assure adequate capacity for diagnosis, investigation and response to health threats
- Identify priority health problems in a community
- Develop strategies for addressing local health concerns
- Coordinate community assets to address local needs
- Assess the impact of a local response and make continuous improvement
- Serve as liaison with state health agencies