Public Health Systems & Best Practices
The 10 Essential Public Health Services (EPHS) describe the public health activities that all communities should undertake. On September 9, 2020, a revised EPHS framework and graphic was released. The revised EPHS is intended to bring the framework in line with current and future public health practice.
Learn MoreSocial determinants of health describe conditions in the places where people live, learn, work, and play that affect a wide range of health risks and outcomes. Differences in these conditions lead to health inequities.
Learn MoreIn partnership with the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, CDC is supporting the implementation of a national voluntary accreditation program for state, tribal, local, and territorial health departments.
Public health governance varies from state to state, as do the relationships between state and regional or local agencies. Explore this page to determine how agencies collaborate to protect the public’s health in your state.
In public health settings, performance and quality tools are being promoted and supported as an opportunity to increase the effectiveness of public health agencies, systems, and services.