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American Public Health Association
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- Founded as a result of the need to find the causes of communicable diseases
-represent different health disciplines which come together to develop programs and policies in their areas of interest -it has over 30,000 members that range from health officials to policy makers |
MISSION: “ to protect all Americans and their communities from serious health threats and strive to assure that community based health promotion and disease prevention activities and preventative health services are universally accessible in the US”
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AID Atlanta
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This organization offers comprehensive HIV prevention education programs designed to reduce the number of new HIV infections and help people live longer healthier lives
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Indian Health Service
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- Mission: to raise the physical, mental, social, and spiritual health of American Indians and Alaska Natives to the highest level.
-Goal: To assure that comprehensive, culturally acceptable personal and public health services are available and accessible to American Indian and Alaska Native people. |
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March of Dimes
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A non-profit organization that focuses on improving the health of women and babies by preventing birth defects and premature deaths and infant mortality
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Georgia Division of Family and Child Services
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-Organizition geared towards Preserving intact families in which children that have been abused or neglected, when the family’s problems can be effectively addressed
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American Heart Association
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a nonprofit, voluntary health agency funded by private contributions, is dedicated to the reduction of death and disability from cardiovascular diseases, including heart diseases and stroke.
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Doctors without Borders
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Provides assistance for countries that are threatened with violence and neglect. The MSF also help with issues that are related to natural and unnatural catastrophes, clinical epidemics, and armed conflicts
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Peace Corps
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To promote world peace and friendship by helping:
- The people of interested countries in meeting their need for trained men and women -Promote a better understanding of Americans on the part of the peoples served -Promote a better understanding of other peoples on the part of Americans |
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CDC Office of Public Health Preparedness & Response (PHPR)
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Leads the CDC's preparedness and response activities by providing strategic direction, support, and coordination at the local, state, tribal, national, territorial, and international public health partners, as well as the funding and technical assistance ensuring that all states can adequately respond to threats
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The Carter Center
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A nongovernmental organization- helped over 70 countries by:
Resolving conflicts Advancing democracy Improving mental health care Teaching farmers to increase crop production. |
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UNICEF
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Purpose:
- To work with others to overcome the obstacles that poverty, violence, disease, and discrimination place in a child’s path. |
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Association of Public Health Laboratories
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-VISION: A healthier world through quality laboratory practice.
-MISSION: To promote the role of public health laboratories in shaping national and global health objectives, and to promote policies, programs and technologies that assure continuous improvement in the quality of laboratory practice and health outcomes. |
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Georgia Department of Public Health
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-MISSION: Encourage Georgians to improve the quality of their lives by achieving healthy lifestyles, creating healthful environments, and preventing chronic disease, disability, and premature death.
-VISION: Improve the quality of life for all Georgians through better health. |
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HHS: Office of Minority Health
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The Office is dedicated to improving the health of racial and ethnic minority populations through the development of health policies and programs that will help eliminate health disparities.
- WHY WE WERE ESTABLISHED: Poor health outcomes for African Americans, Hispanic Americans, American Indians and Alaska Natives, Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders are apparent when comparing their health indicators against those of the rest of the U.S. population. |
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CARE
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- Care Packages
-MISSION: Poverty, Sustainability, Emergency Relief Policy, Discrimination, Focus on Women |
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Public Health District 5-2
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-GOAL: Optimal health for all Georgians. They strive to obtain this goal through preventing disease, promoting health and protecting communities against health threats.
-OBJECTIVE: To prevent disease through immunization clinics, by investigating disease outbreaks, managing treatment of patients with tuberculosis, screening pregnant women for treatable and preventable diseases, and educating communities to prevent diseases like HIV. |
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Center Health Center Strategies, Inc.
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-MISSION is a nonprofit health policy resource center dedicated to improving health care quality for low-income children and adults, people with chronic illnesses and disabilities, frail elders, and racially and ethnically diverse populations experiencing disparities in care.
-GOAL:Improving the quality and cost-effectiveness of Publicly financed Healthcare. - Their aim was to provide grant funding to identify and demonstrate best practices in Medicaid managed care. |
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Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids
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-A leading force in the fight to reduce tobacco use and its deadly toll in the United States and around the world.
-VISION: A future free of the death and disease caused by tobacco. |
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Bibb-Monroe Community Partnership
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-Dedicated to improving results for children and families in Monroe & Bibb County GA
-Partnership between two counties to combine resources to implement strategies to address community issues. |
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American Cancer Society
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The Nation-wide community based volunteer health organization dedicated to eliminating cancer as a major health problem by preventing cancer, saving lives, and diminishing suffering from cancer through research education advocacy & service.
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PeachCare for Kids
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Provides low cost, comprehensive healthcare coverage for children under 19
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National Highway Safety & Traffic Administration
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-Saves lives, prevents injuries, and reduced economic costs due to road traffic crashed through education, research, safety standards and enforcement activity
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Association of State and Territorial Health Officials
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MISSION: To transform Publich Health within states and territories to help members dramatically improve health and wellness
-It's primary function is to track, evaluate and advise members on the impact and formation of public or private health policy |
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National Assoication of County & City Health Officials
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-MISSION: To be leader, partner, catayst and a vocie for local health departments in order to ensure the conditions that promote health and equity, combate disease and improve the quality and health of all lives
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