CDCPresentation.pptVIP

First, a little history. Many of you may be familiar with the core functions, which were outlined in the 1988 Institute of Medicine report “The Future of Public Health.” As stated in the IOM report, the three core functions of public health are assessment, policy development, and assurance. This is a good start to describing public health, but in 1994, when the country was exploring issues related to healthcare reform, the public health sector felt that a better definition and description of public health was needed. A “Core Functions of Public Health Steering Committee” was convened to addr