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This training module, which is made up of three sections, provides an introduction to the key roles and responsibilities that local boards of health are charged with as the "the policy-making, rule-making and adjudicatory body for a county health department."
The first section of the module provides an overview of the milestones in public health and the current challenges facing public health; finally, it discusses the relationship between the work of local boards of health and the core functions and ten essential services of public health.
The second section focuses on the legal responsibilities and authority of public health in North Carolina and reviews the roles and responsibilities of local health departments, health directors and boards of health as defined by public health law.
The third section will provide a better understanding the role of a member of a board of health, the challenges of governance and how to govern more effectively.
The recommended prerequisite for all new public health governing board members is Introduction to Public Health in North Carolina. For additional training and supplemental learning, please visit the Boards of Health Training Offerings website.
This training is provided through funding from the Local Technical Assistance & Training Branch within the NC Division of Public Health and meets NC Local Health Department Accreditation program requirements regarding orientation of new board of health members. This training is also available in an in-person format. Please visit the Boards of Health Training Offerings website for more details.
G.S. § 130A-1.1. Mission and essential services.
G.S. § 130A-34. Provision of local public health services.
G.S. § 130A-35. County board of health; appointment; terms.
G.S. § 130A-37. District board of health.
G.S. § 130A-39. Powers and duties of a local board of health.
G.S. 130A-40. Appointment of local health director.
G.S. § 130A-41. Powers and duties of local health director.
G.S. § Chapter 130A: Public Health Code.
Part 1B. Public Health Authorities Authorized.
G.S. § 130A-45. Title and purpose.
G.S. § 130A-45.1. Membership of the public health authority board.
G.S. § 130A-45.4. Appointment of a public health authority director.
G.S. § 130A-45.5. Powers and duties of a public health authority director.
G.S. § Chapter 143: State Departments, Institutions, and Commissions.
Article 33C. Meetings of Public Bodies.
G.S. § 143-318.9. Public policy.
G.S. § 153A-77. Authority of boards of commissioners over commissions, boards, agencies, etc.
10A N.C.A.C. 46.0201. Mandated Services.
10A N.C.A.C. 48B.1306. Benchmark 39.
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