Step 3. Public Health Action Plans

Ways to Carry Out Recommendations

In addition to stating recommendations, a public health action plan shall be included in all PHAs except for a site posing no public health hazard and where no recommendations are being made. Whenever conclusions about a site result in recommendations to protect public health, an action plan needs to be put into place so that everyone interested in the site knows who has agreed to carry out the recommendations.

Sometimes, recommendations are carried out before completion of the public health assessment. Information on actions that have been completed, including who did the work and when, should be reported in the document. All plans need to be coordinated with community members and with the agency responsible for the action.

Matching Exercise. As before, left click on each action item and drag the item to the appropriate public health hazard category. Then, click on the View Correct Selections link to check your answers.