title: A national program to restructure local public health agencies in the United States.
abstract: This paper proposes a national program to restructure local public health services in the United States which are still characterized by an excessive number of very small health units. It reviews past proposals to correct this situation, and recommends specific programmatic, organizational and financial measures to strengthen the public health infrastructure and achieve an effective national network of federal, state and local public health agencies.
authors.affiliation: Lee County Public Health Unit, Fort Myers, FL 33916.
authors.forename: A N
authors.initials: AN
authors.lastname: Koplin
mesh_terms: D003153:Community Health Services / Q000191:economics / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006801:Humans; D011635:Public Health Administration; D014481:United States