The role and impact of public safety, water, and sanitation services on protecting public health is well established. The mission of these local governmental services have not been altered over many years, although achieving them has become more complex and daunting.

Public Health Trends, Issues, and Strategies, a new infographic from the report, Improving Quality of Life: The Effect of Aligning Local Service Delivery and Public Health Goals, graphically illustrates the issues that public safety, water, and sanitation are facing, and provides local government strategies for aligning these traditional services with public health goals.

To learn how you can effectively align local service delivery and public health goals in your community, join Paula Sanford, PhD, University of Georgia, Carl Vinson Institute of Government, and Joshua Franzel, PhD, International City/County Management Association and Center for State and Local Government Excellence, in a Twitter chat on Thursday, August 11 at 2:00 p.m. EDT. Click here for more details.

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