Public Health Funding and Policy Committee

Public Health Funding and Policy Committee defines core public health services a local health entity should provide in a county or municipality; evaluates public health in the state and identifies initiatives for areas that need improvement; identifies funding sources available to local health entities; and establishes public health policy priorities. The committee shall: define the core public health services a local health entity should provide in a county or municipality; evaluate public health in this state and identify initiatives for areas that need improvement; identify all funding sources available for use by local health entities to perform core public health functions; establish public health policy priorities for this state; and at least annually, make formal recommendations to the department regarding: the use and allocation of funds available exclusively to local health entities to perform core public health functions; ways to improve the overa