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Community Assessment and Intervention
Assessment & Intervention (A&I)
projects are conducted through internal and external
collaboration. HDHHS staff from different divisions
with diverse skill sets work closely with one another
in a large scale, grass roots efforts to fulfill
its mission; “to
work in partnership with the community to promote
and protect the health and social well being of Houstonians.”
The A&I is both a visionary
vehicle and a highly complex venture that addresses
each of the three core functions of public health:
assessment (by monitoring health, diagnosing
and investigating),
policy development (by informing, educating,
empowering and mobilizing community partnerships)
and
assurance (by evaluating, assuring a competent
workforce, linking the community to and/or providing
care and enforcing laws).
The following figure, from the CDC website (www.health.gov/phfunctions/public.htm),
details these core functions and their relationship
to one another:
