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Statutory authorizations for the work of local health departments.

Author(s) -

Carolyn A. Miller,

Buford Oren Gilbert,

D G Warren,

E F Brooks,

Gordon H. DeFriese,

Shobhit Jain,

Florence Kavaler

Publication year - 1977

Publication title -

american journal of public health

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 2.284

H-Index - 264

eISSN - 1541-0048

pISSN - 0090-0036

DOI - 10.2105/ajph.67.10.940

Subject(s) - statute , statutory law , authorization , public health , scope (computer science) , business , state (computer science) , health services , environmental health , medicine , law , political science , nursing , population , computer security , computer science , algorithm , programming language

A study of public health statutes of the 50 states identifies 44 specific services or functions that are assigned to local health departments by all or some of the states. Authorizations are most commonly assigned conjointly both to local and state health departments; exceptions are identified. Data suggest striking inconsistencies between what local health departments are authorized to perform and the services they actually render with regard to a selected group of programs that involve personal health services. The full scope of authorizations for local health departments is not revealed by examination of public health statutes. For this reason, among others, development of up-to-date health codes for all states would be beneficial.

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