Roles of the PHN
Promotes change in physical and social environments that contribute to risk
Role in Health Promotion
To increase knowledge and skills to support health
Developing personal skills
Produces and uses knowledge about community health to improve policies and services
Role in population health assessment
Support community to build capacity to set priorities and take action to address a social determinant of health
Strengthening community action
Role in health surveillance
Improve physical and social conditions of environment to support health
Creating supportive environments
Helps plan and evaluate emergency responses
Role in emergency preparedness and response
Support development of healthy policies or practices in community placement
Building healthy public policy
Ensure safe, water, air, and food; control infectious diseases; provide protection from environmental threats
Role in health protection
Expand health services toward health promotion
Reorient health services