Community health organizations are non-profit and non government organization which administers and coordinates the delivery of health care services to people
How does the Department of Community Health coordinate health services?
The Department of Community Health (DCH) is responsible for the development of state health policy and management of the state?s publicly funded health service systems.
How does the Department of Community Health ensure access to affordable, quality healthcare?
Dedicated to providing access to affordable, quality health care, the Georgia Department of Community Health (DCH) oversees the state's Medicaid, PeachCare for Kids®, Planning for Healthy Babies, and Medicaid Waiver programs. It also manages the State Health Benefit Plan and works to improve access to health care in rural and underserved areas.
What are the responsibilities of the Department of Community Health?
The Department of Community Health (DCH) is responsible for the development of state health policy and management of the state?s publicly funded health service systems.
What services are provided by the Department of Community Health?
The Department of Community Health (DCH) is responsible for the development of state health policy and management of the state?s publicly funded health service systems.
What does a community health worker do?
Community health workers (CHWs) are lay members of the community who work either for pay or as volunteers in association with the local health care system in both urban and rural environments
CHWs usually share ethnicity, language, socioeconomic status, and life experiences with the community members they serve
Community health department
Topics referred to by the same term
Australian government department, 1987–1991
The Department of Community Services and Health was an Australian government department that existed between July 1987 and June 1991.
Australian government department, 1991–1993
The Department of Health, Housing and Community Services was an Australian government department that existed between June 1991 and March 1993.
Government departments responsible for health issues and health services in the
Government departments responsible for health issues and health services in the United States exist at federal, state and local levels. The first, at city level, were founded in the late 18th century; now many operate at city or county level. State-level work began in the mid-19th century, now every state has one. The federal agency now known as the United States Department of Health and Human Services originated in 1939.
