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DOCUMENT NO. 7560022067-2003 <br />ATTACHTENT NO. 03 <br />PERFORMING AGENCY: PARIS-LAMAR COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT <br />RECEIVING AGENCY PROGRAM: OFFICE OF PUBLIC HEALTH PRACTICE <br />TERM: September Ol, 2002 THRU: August 31, 2003 <br /> <br />SECTION I. SCOPE OF WORK: <br />LOCAL PUBLIC HEALTH SUPPORT FUNDS <br />PERFORMIING AGENCY shall use direct assistance and/or financial assistance, as specified in <br />SECTION III., BUDGET, from RECEIVING AGENCY to develop local pubiic health systems <br />and infrastructure through carrying out one or more of the following essential public health <br />services as specified in PERFORMING AGENCY'S FY 03 Service Delivery Plan, which is <br />adopted by reference: <br />• Monitor [he 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 />• 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 />For the purpose of these grant funds Local Public Health Systems aze defined as the human, <br />informational, financial and organizational resources, including public, private and voluntazy <br />organizations that contribute to the public's health [Source: Mobilizing for Action through <br />Planning and Partnerships (MAPP) from the National Association of County and City Health <br />Officials]. <br />Two types of support are available under this program: <br />ATTACHIMENT - Page 1 ' <br />