Alabama Department of Public Health
Programs and Services
Programs and Services
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The Alabama Department of Public Health's Central Office is organized into bureaus that focus on a number of health\-related issues, including [disease prevention](/wiki/Disease_prevention "Disease prevention") and control, [emergency medical services](/wiki/Emergency_medical_services "Emergency medical services"), [emergency preparedness](/wiki/Emergency_preparedness "Emergency preparedness"), environmental services, family health, health care access, [home and community health](/wiki/Home_health_care "Home health care"), [injury prevention](/wiki/Injury_prevention "Injury prevention"), and regulation and licensure. The department publishes over 90 health\-related pamphlets available to Alabama residents. The topics range from injury prevention to environmental health, [nutrition](/wiki/Nutrition "Nutrition") and [physical activity](/wiki/Physical_activity "Physical activity"), tobacco prevention, emergency preparedness, [sexually transmitted diseases](/wiki/Sexually_transmitted_diseases "Sexually transmitted diseases"), [chronic disease](/wiki/Chronic_disease "Chronic disease"), and [communicable diseases](/wiki/Communicable_diseases "Communicable diseases").


How can individuals take personal responsibility for preventing disease in Alabama?