Which aspects of the profile do you think are the most challenging for public health directors to achieve? why?

TABLE 8-1 Public Health Practice Profile for Public Health Directors Public Health Managers Make a Difference by: Essential Public Health Services Monitoring health status to identify community health problems Diagnosing and investigating health problems and health hazards in the community. Informing, educating, and empowering people about health issues Mobilizing community partnerships to identify and solve health problems. Developing policies and plans that support individual and community health efforts. Enforcing laws and regulations that protect health and ensure safety. Linking people with needed personal health services and ensuring the provision of health care when otherwise unavailable. Ensuring a competent public health and personal healthcare workforce. Evaluating effectiveness, accessibility, and quality Evaluating effectiveness, accessibility, and quality of personal and population-based health services. Researching new insights and innovative solutions to health problems