Local Health Jurisdictions - Resources Summary

Local Health Jurisdictions	Introductory Content
RESOURCE SUMMARY	Description
Governmental Public Health Role and Public Health Infrastructure
The Essential Services of Public Health	Description
A Supercourse: Role of the Local Public Health Department	Description
The Public Health Infrastructure Resource Center	Description
Laws and Regulations
Laws and Regulations Resource on Orientation website	Description
Local Board of Health: Powers and Duties (RCW 70.05.060)	Description
Local Health Officer: Powers and Duties (RCW 70.50.070)	Description
State Board of Health: Powers and Duties (RCW 43.20.050)	Description
Washington State Legislature	Description
CDC Public Health Law Program Resources	Description
Washington State’s Public Health Improvement Partnership and Standards for Public Health
Public Health Improvement Partnership	Description
Public Health Improvement Plan Reports	Description
Standards for Public Health in Washington State	Description_NA
Administrative Capacity Standards in Washington State Operational Guide and Self Assessment Tool	Description
Exemplary Practices Compendium for Public Health in Washington State	Description
Partners and Key Relationships
People and Organizations Resource on Orientation website	Description
List of coalitions, networks, boards and community groups	Description
List of key local players	Description
Meetings/ongoing contact with other local government entities	Description
Meetings/ongoing contact with other community entities and key community members	Description
Washington State Association of Local Public Health Officials	Description
Calls and meetings with counterparts in neighboring states/Canada	Description
Governance
County Forms of Government	Description
Special Purpose Districts	Description
New Commissioner Handbook	Description
Community Health Assessment in Your Local Health Jurisdiction
Information on demographics of the community	Description
Local Health Jurisdiction community assessment	Description
Local Health Jurisdiction Organizational Structures and Functions
LHJ agency organizational charts	Description
Listing of agency staff with positions/titles	Description
Individual meetings with agency staff	Description
LHJ agency strategic plan	Description
LHJ agency annual reports	Description
LHJ agency website	Description
Competencies and Ongoing Learning Resources
The Public Health Competency Handbook	Description
Proposed Public Health Competencies	Description

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Last Updated: Thursday May 21, 2009