Question

"Disease Control" Please respond to the following:

• Compare Tennessee public health agency to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Service (DHHS) in relation to each agency’s approach to disease management. Examine the role that each public health agency would play in the event of a disease outbreak. Provide two (2) examples to support your response.
• Analyze two to three (2-3) strategies that Tennessee public health agency would employ in response to a pandemic event. From modifications made to policies in the last five years, infer the related lessons that have been learned. Support your rationale with specific examples of these strategic modifications.

Answer 1

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The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is the principal national organization charged with both protecting health and providing essential human services for Americans. As a federal program, the HHS serves more as a source of policy, Public health at the local, state, national, and global relevance, and funding but does not directly administer the programs. Administration is delegated to state health departments or their designates. Therefore, HHS works with state and local (i.e., county or city) governments to ensure information and services reach the public.

b. The support often comes in the form of financial resources, technical assistance,education, and goals for the program. It has been estimated that almost one-fourth of the federal budget is spent on HHS programs, which indicates the size of the department and the focus on keeping residents healthy and productive.

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a. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), which supports surveillance ofhealth status and disease, maintains the related statistics and promotes disease prevention.This division of the DHHS is tasked with monitoring and preventing international transmission of disease.

b.  To reducing exposure to toxics in the environment, particularly those found in waste sites designated as priorities by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).