Community Agencies Responsible for public health of Citizens

· Discover which agencies, in your state (Florida), are responsible for public health of citizens.

· Research if there are centralized or decentralized management of state responsibilities?

· Determine minimum 3 key indicators of health. (for each indicators needs a explantion)

American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN): http://www.aacn.nche.edu/

American Nurses Association (ANA): http://www.nursingworld.org/American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC): http://www.nursecredentialing.org/

American Public Health Association (APHA): http://www.apha.org/

Institute of Medicine (IOM): http://www.iom.edu/

National Institute of Nursing Research (NINR): http://www.ninr.nih.gov/

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (USDHHS): http://www.hhs.gov/