Tex.
Health & Safety Code Section 121.002
Definitions
(1)
“Essential public health services” means services to:(A)
monitor the health status of individuals in the community to identify community health problems;(B)
diagnose and investigate community health problems and community health hazards;(C)
inform, educate, and empower the community with respect to health issues;(D)
mobilize community partnerships in identifying and solving community health problems;(E)
develop policies and plans that support individual and community efforts to improve health;(F)
enforce laws and rules that protect the public health and ensure safety in accordance with those laws and rules;(G)
link individuals who have a need for community and personal health services to appropriate community and private providers;(H)
ensure a competent workforce for the provision of essential public health services;(I)
research new insights and innovative solutions to community health problems; and(J)
evaluate the effectiveness, accessibility, and quality of personal and population-based health services in a community.(2)
“Physician” means a person licensed to practice medicine by the Texas Medical Board.
Source:
Section 121.002 — Definitions, https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/HS/htm/HS.121.htm#121.002 (accessed Apr. 20, 2024).
