Regulatory Healthcare Agencies

World Health Organization (WHO) Functions:
- Assess health trends
- Compile statistics related to the disease
- Investigate health problems worldwide
- Publish health information

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (USDHHS)
Functions:
- Compile disease statistics
- Investigate health problems in the U.S.
- Prevent disease via immunizations
- Provide comprehensive health services
- Publish health information
National Institutes of Health (NIH)
Functions:
- Leading research organization; focuses on diseases like AIDS, cancer, Alzheimer’s, diabetes, arthritis, and heart disease.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
Functions: Disease Control
- Implement disease prevention policies
- Maintain national disease statistics
- Monitor causes, spread, and control of diseases
Disease Prevention Strategies:
- Environmental control
- Immunization
- Workplace safety
Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
Functions:
- Regulates the safety of food and cosmetics
- Regulates the safety and efficacy of drugs, biological products, and medical devices
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ)
Functions:
- Investigate the quality of healthcare delivery
- Establish standards for healthcare treatment
Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)
Functions:
- Create and implement job safety standards
OSHA Standards in Healthcare include:
- Personal protective equipment
- Blood-borne pathogens
- Hazard communication
- Ergonomics

North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services (NCDHHS) Functions:
- Provide a range of services including Medicaid, mental health, emergency services, and food and nutrition.
- Offer information on disease, safety, environmental health, wellness, and minority health.

County Health Department Functions:
- Provide services such as communicable disease control, health inspections, immunizations, and laboratory services.
- Offer health education and maintain statistics on health resolutions, births, and deaths.