HLTH 210 Lecture Notes - Lecture 27: American Red Cross, School Breakfast Program, Indian Health Service
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November 10, 2017 - agencies associations and organizations. The organizations of health education: government agencies, quasi-government, nongovernment. How the government promotes health: executive orders = Designed to help offeres and agencies in the executive branch manage operations in the federal government. E. g. council for national prevention, health promotion and public health. The child nutrition and wic reauthorization act. Allocated funding and guidelines for the free and reduced lunch programs in public schools nation-wide: federal regulation. Law behind these acts are developed in government agency offices (fda, Disseminate health information in a quick and timely manner. Department of health and human services: grants and contracts. Award of financial assistance from a federal agency (~ billion/year) Carries out support or stimulation for specific topic areas. Specific federal agencies: department of health and human services. Oversees and runs most national health programs. Substance abuse and mental health services administration. School breakfast program: department of education.