Ten Essential Public Health Services

Understand health issues at the State and Community Levels

Identify and respond to health problems or threats

Keep people informed about health issues and healthy choices

Engage people and organizations  in health issues

Plan and implement sound health policies

Enforce public health laws and regulations

Make sure that people receive the medical care they need

Maintain a competent public health medical workforce

Evaluate and improve programs

Support innovation and identify and use best practices
Ten Essential
Public Health Services
Healthiest Nation in 1 Generation
Healthy Waldo County
Healthiest Nation in
One Generation
HMP is a collaborative effort among 28 local coalitions, the Maine DHHS (Maine CDC and Office of Substance Abuse) and DOE, supported primarily by the Funds for Healthy Maine with federal grants from the US CDC, SAMHSA, and DOE.