Federal Public Health Agencies
For this written Assignment, you will select one of the key federal public health agencies that were discussed throughout Unit 7 (see Table 12-2: “Key Federal Health Agencies of the Department of Health and Human Services” in the course textbook for a brief overview of each of these health agencies), including:
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. Retrieved from http://www.ahrq.gov/
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Retrieved from http://www.cdc.gov/
Food and Drug Administration. Retrieved from http://www.fda.gov/
Health Resources and Services Administration. Retrieved from http://www.hrsa.gov/index.html
Indian Health Services. Retrieved from http://www.ihs.gov/
National Institutes of Health. Retrieved from http://www.nih.gov/
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. Retrieved from http://www.samhsa.gov/
After providing a brief overview of the public health agency you have selected, you will research one specific public health service that the federal public health agency provides and write a critical analysis essay that explains the following:
A description of the service you chose (for example, the FDA completes food inspection of imported foods);
A list of the steps or protocols used to carry out the chosen service;
A description of the core function(s) of public health, mandated by the IOM, under which this service falls;
An explanation of which of the 10 essential public health services this program fulfills;
A discussion of how this service achieves the desired health outcomes; and
A discussion of the collaboration efforts with local, state and if applicable, global health organizations.
