What are the five categories used to summarize the major activities of local health departments according to the chapter?

The five categories used to summarize the major activities of local health departments are: environmental health services; data collection and analysis, including health and vital statistics; individual and community health; disease control, epidemiology, and surveillance; and regulation, licensing, and inspection.

The chapter states that five categories summarize the major activities of local health departments (called PHDs). These categories are environmental health services; data collection and analysis covering health and vital statistics; individual and community health services; disease control, epidemiology, and surveillance; and regulation, licensing, and inspection. This summary comes from the 2016 NACCHO survey discussion of local health department functions and capacity.