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What are the responsibilities of public health agencies?

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Public health agencies are responsible for addressing hazards to the public that occur on a scale too large for individuals to successfully address. Their activities include:

testing the water supply
staffing health clinics
monitoring food service functions
tracking disease spread
dealing with environmental health issues like lead paint, air pollution, ...

or all of the above

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