Public Health in DC
This agency is responsible for monitoring food safety, medical device manufacturing, and pharmaceutical production
What is the Food and Drug Administration (FDA)?
These types of organizations rely on outside funding to provide health care services
What is a nonprofit?
What is advocacy?
This federal department is responsible for protecting and promoting the health of US residents
What is the Department of Health and Human Services?
These types of health service organizations are private and have to provide a return on investment for their shareholders
What is for-profit?
This branch of government interprets laws through cases and includes the Supreme Court
What is the judiciary?
This department provides prevention, intervention, and treatment services for DC residents
What is the DC Department of Behavioral Health?
This type of governance is organized and led by the state
What is a central system?
What is executive order?
This organization works to provide accessible and affordable healthcare for all communities.
What is Mary's Center?
This level of governance typically focuses on municipalities and is the lowest level of administration in the country
What is local governance?
What is a balanced budget?
This organization is a public education campaign and peer recovery service for those suffering from substance use disorders.
MyRecoveryDC
This program, which is administered at the local level, provides cash assistance to families in need
Under the Constitution, states have these powers, meaning they can create an enforce legislation for the welfare and protection of their citizens
What are police powers?