The goals of 10 essential public health services
are:
- To prevent epidemics and spread of disease
- To promote healthy behaviours
- To prevent injuries
- To protect against environmental hazards
- To immediately respond to disasters
- To assure the quality and availability of services
The three major components of essential public health
services are:
- Assessment and monitoring: It will identify community health
status, needs and available resources
- Policy development and planning: By using information from
health data, proposals and health policies are created for public
health
- Assurance: Assurance turns policies into services and make them
available to all