Healthy Androscoggin is a grass roots organization that works to address chronic

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Healthy Androscoggin is a grass roots organization that works to address chronic diseases among African immigrants in Lewiston, Maine. The organizations involved include a regional medical center, a local pharmacy, the public schools, a land trust managing local trails, and the YWCA among others. Healthy Androscoggin’s work aligns best with which of the following Essential Public Health Services?

A) Enforce laws and regulations that protect health and ensure safety

B) Diagnose and investigate health problems and health hazards in the community

C) Monitor health status to identify and solve community health problems

D) Mobilize community partnerships and action to identify and solve health problems

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Ans- D

Mobilize community partnerships and action to identify and solve heath problems.

Healthy Androscoggin is established in 1995 to reducr the use of tobacco in L-A area.

It has coaliation members who focuses on different issues and include exercise,healthy living and eating habbits, use of youth as healthy substance,prevention of lead poisoning in children etc.

This organisation has influenced 1500 people to quit smoking.

It focusses on various health problems and causes in an area like tobacco use,inhalents,alcohol,marijuna,mental health,importance of physical activity,proper use of drugs and their disposal to avoid unnessasary circumstances etc.

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