1. Monitor health status to identify and solve community health problems. 2. Diagnose and investigate health problems and health hazards in the community. 3. Inform, educate, and empower people about health issues. 4. Mobilize community partnerships and action to identify and solve health problems. 5. Develop policies and plans that support individual and community health efforts. 6. Enforce laws and regulations that protect health and ensure safety. 7. Link people to needed personal health services and ensure the provision of healthcare when otherwise unavailable. 8. Ensure the provision of competent Public and personal health care workforce, 9. Evaluate effectiveness, accessibility, and quality of personal and population-based health services, 10. Research for new insights and innovative solutions to health problems.
Thinking of theses ten essentials what are some things that could be created or improved to reduce the number of smokers in the United States? Should we ban smoking entirely or would that be going too far in trying to eliminate the problem?