... receives direct services from a local health department, including:
Available grant funding tends to be short-term and focused on the priorities of the funder. This lack of flexibility can make it difficult to meet specific community needs.
Increasing Demands & Competing Priorities
New trends are pushing public health departments in many directions which places a strain on limited resources, including: emergency preparedness, emerging infectious diseases, the growing burden of chronic disease, an increasing number of people who are uninsured, and a national shift toward electronic medical records and health information exchange.
Public health services are paid for through a patchwork of grants, fees and local taxes. While the portions coming from these sources vary for each jurisdiction, all are subject to the same shrinking revenues while expenses increase.
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