title: A federal agency's role in fulfilling the public health core functions: the childhood lead poisoning prevention program model.
abstract: The Institute of Medicine identified 3 core functions of public health: assessment, policy development, and assurance. Federal, state, and local public health agencies all have an obligation to provide these vital functions to ensure conditions in which people can be healthy. However, the few publications that provide core function applications only focus on applications at the local or state levels. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Program uses a comprehensive public health approach. This article describes the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's leading role in applying the core public health functions to prevent childhood lead poisoning.
authors.affiliation: National Center for Environmental Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, USA.
authors.forename: Amanda Sue
authors.initials: AS
authors.lastname: Niskar
authors.forename: Sharunda
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Buchanan
authors.forename: Pamela A
authors.initials: PA
authors.lastname: Meyer
mesh_terms: D002487:Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, U.S. / Q000458:organization & administration*; D002662:Child Health Services / Q000458:organization & administration*; D002675:Child, Preschool; D017408:Guidelines as Topic; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007855:Lead Poisoning / Q000517:prevention & control*; D006278:Medicare; D017146:Models, Organizational; D009313:National Health Programs / Q000458:organization & administration*; D011050:Policy Making; D011635:Public Health Administration; D014481:United States