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<br />DOCUMENT NO. 7560022067-2002 <br />AITACHMENTNO.Ol <br /> <br />PERFORMING AGENCY: PARIS-LAMAR COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT <br /> <br />RECEIVING AGENCY PROGRAM: BUREAU OF REGIONALILOCAL HEALTH <br />OPERATIONS <br /> <br />TERM: September 01,2001 THRU: August 31,2002 <br /> <br />SECTION I. SCOPE OF WORK: <br /> <br />ESSENTIAL PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICES <br /> <br />PERFORMING AGENCY shall use direct assistance and/or financial assistance, as specified in <br />SECTION III., BUDGET, from RECEIVING AGENCY to deliver one or more of the following <br />essential public health services as specified in PERFORMING AGENCY'S FY 02 Service <br />Delivery Plan, which is adopted by reference: <br /> <br />· Monitor the health status of individuals in the community to identify community <br />health problems; <br />· Diagnose and investigate community health problems and community health hazards; <br />· Inform, educate, and empower the community with respect to health issues; <br />· Mobilize community partnerships to identify and solve community health problems; <br />· Develop policies and plans that support individual and community efforts to improve <br />health; <br />· Enforce laws and rules that protect the public health and ensure safety in accordance <br />with those laws and rules; <br />\ <br />· Link individuals who have a need for community and personal health services to <br />appropriate community and private providers; <br />· Ensure a competent workforce for the provision of essential public health services; <br />· Research for new insights and innovative solutions to community health problems; <br />and <br />· Evaluate the effectiveness, accessibility and quality of personal and population based <br />health services in a community. <br /> <br />Two types of support are available under this program: (1) direct assistance in the form of state- <br />paid positions and/or (2) financial assistance from General Revenue funds and the Preventive <br />Health and Health Services Block Grant. <br /> <br />DIRECT ASSISTANCE <br /> <br />A IT ACHMENT - Page 1 <br />