title: Building capacity of environmental health services at the local and national levels with the 10-essential-services framework.
abstract: The authors present a case study on the use of the 10-essential-services framework to build capacity in a local environmental health agency. The framework can be applied to conduct an environmental health assessment, make organizational change, and expand environmental health capacity at the local level in a way that has a national impact. Examples of environmental health capacity-building efforts include vector surveillance, community education and outreach, workforce development, and research. The case study highlights the lessons learned from use of the 10-essential-services framework to improve environmental health services in Multnomah County, Oregon.
authors.affiliation: Multnomah County Health Department, Environmental Health Section, Portland, OR 97202, USA. lynn.m.george@co.multnomah.or.us
authors.forename: Lynn Schulman
authors.initials: LS
authors.lastname: George
authors.forename: Mark
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Fulop
authors.forename: Lila
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Wickham
mesh_terms: D003159:Community-Institutional Relations; D004782:Environmental Health / Q000193:education / Q000379:methods* / Q000458:organization & administration; D035082:Federal Government; D006801:Humans; D009111:Local Government; D009922:Oregon; D019982:Organizational Case Studies; D009936:Organizational Innovation; D015397:Program Evaluation; D015980:Public Health Practice; D014481:United States