State and Local Health Departments Directory
Public health touches the lives of everyone. Its key role is protecting and improving the health of all Americans. Controlling epidemics, ensuring quality of care for our loved ones, and protecting our youth through vaccinations and good nutrition are just a part of the responsibilities of health departments. Public health professionals are now facing new challenges: AIDS and other newly emerging infectious diseases, more familiar — but now drug-resistant — diseases, chronic illnesses such as cancer and the threat of bioterrorism. These challenges have changed the responsibilities of public health.
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