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To best use the Road Map, state and local public Essential Services
health agencies should view it as a guide to of Public Health
incorporating cognitive health into their work.
Implementation of the Road Map will be most effective
with participation by, and partnerships between, Educate and Empower
private, nonprofit, and governmental partners Public health informs, educates, and empowers
at the national, state, and local levels. Partners people about health issues.
should cross multiple sectors and reach beyond the
traditional boundaries of public health to include Develop Policies and Mobilize Partnerships
the aging network, employers, health systems, Public health develops policies and plans that
clinical and community providers, community service support people and community health efforts.
organizations, and faith-based and other spiritual It also mobilizes community partnerships and
groups. In addition, to stay grounded in day-to-day action to identify and solve health problems.
realities, people from diverse backgrounds and
experiences with dementia should be involved at all Assure a Competent Workforce
stages of planning, implementation, and evaluation. Public health assures that the public and
This can include people living with dementia, their personal healthcare workforce have essential
caregivers, and organizations that represent them. • competencies.
Monitor and Evaluate
Public health monitors health status to identify
and solve community health problems and
evaluates effectiveness, accessibility, and
quality of personal and population-based health
services.
Source: https://www.cdc.gov/stltpublichealth/
publichealthservices/essentialhealthservices.html
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