Successful Collaborations Between Local Government and Public Health: Exploring Multisector Partnerships to Improve Population Health

The state and local public health workforce plays a vital role in protecting and promoting the health of the people they serve, from providing life-saving vaccines and testing drinking water to responding to natural disasters and educating the public about the prevention of non-communicable disease. While the specific job functions and services that the public health workforce provides may differ from those offered by employees representing other business lines of the local government workforce (e.g., education, public safety, public works), these workforces share a common mission—to improve the lives of those in their jurisdictions and throughout the country through public service.

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