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The Kansas Department of Health and Environment is a state agency in Kansas, responsible for the state's public health system, medical records, and environmental sustainability. [ 1 ] References
The origin of health officials from the states getting together to discuss matters of public health concern that spanned state boundaries is the organization and first meeting of the Sanitary Council of the Mississippi Valley in 1879, a meeting to address limiting the spread of yellow fever and cholera outbreaks. [2]
In the mid to late 1970s, a small group of rural community health centers began to coalesce around the need for an independent association to make sure the rural-specific needs of the community health center movement was represented. In 1978, the National Rural Primary Care Association (NRPCA) was founded and based in Waterville, Maine. [2]
National Association for Public Health Statistics and Information Systems The National Association for Public Health Statistics and Information Systems (NAPHSIS) is a nonprofit national association whose members represent state and local vital records , health statistics and information system agencies.
National Association for Public Health Policy; National Association of County and City Health Officials; National Center for Disease Control and Public Health; National Farm Medicine Center; National Institute of Public Health of Japan; National Malaria Eradication Program; National Network to End Domestic Violence; National Obesity Observatory
Secretary of Health and Environment – the largest state department with two divisions Health and Environment. Superintendent of Highway Patrol – oversees the Highway Patrol, which ensures safety on the state's highways. Secretary of Labor – responsible for enforcing the state's labor laws, and for educating the public about these laws.
The Association of Public Health Laboratories (APHL) is a membership organization in the United States representing the laboratories that protect the health and safety of the public. APHL serves as a liaison between public health laboratories and federal and international agencies.
The American Public Health Association (APHA) is a Washington, D.C.–based professional membership and advocacy organization for public health professionals in the United States. APHA is the largest professional organization of public health professionals in the United States and host the largest gathering of public health professionals in the ...