The mission of the State of Alaska Division of Public Health is to promote and protect the health of Alaskans.
The Six Core Principles of Public Health
- Prevent epidemics and the spread of disease
- Protect against environmental hazards
- Prevent injuries
- Promote and encourage healthy behaviors
- Respond to disasters and assist communities in recovery
- Assure the quality and accessibility of health services
The Ten Essential Services of Public Health
- Monitor health status to identify community health problems
- Diagnose and investigate health problems and health hazards in the community
- Inform, educate, and empower people about health issues
- Mobilize the community partnerships to identify and solve health problems
- Develop policies and plans that support individual and community efforts
- Enforce laws and regulations that protect health and ensure safety
- Link people to needed personal health services and assure the provision of health care when otherwise unavailable
- Assure a competent public health and personal health workforce
- Evaluate effectiveness, accessibility, and quality of personal and population-b ased health services
- Research for new insights and innovative solutions to health problems