What we all need to know about the
powers that be!
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Governing Agency: an organization that is
responsible for the oversight and
administration of specific functions
- May be established by either a national
government or a state government within the
federal system
Agency Mission:
 Protect the public by assuring foods are safe,
sanitary and properly labeled; drugs and
vaccines and medical devices are safe and
effective; regulate tobacco products; assure
cosmetics and dietary supplements are safe
and properly labeled.
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Regulates:
Foods, except for most meat and poultry
products; food additives; infant formulas;
dietary supplements; human drugs; vaccines;
medical devices; cosmetics; tobacco products
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Agency Mission:
Direct and coordinate authority for health
within the United Nations system
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Regulates:
Provides leadership on global matters critical
to health and engaging in partnerships where
joint action is needed; shaping the research
agenda; setting norms and standards and
promoting and monitoring their
implementation; providing technical support,
catalyzing change; and monitoring and
assessing health trends
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Agency Mission:
Seek fundamental knowledge about the
nature and behavior of living systems and the
application of that knowledge to enhance
health, lengthen life, and reduce the burdens
of illness and disability
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Regulates:
The prevention of disease by promoting the
highest level of scientific integrity, public
accountability, and social responsibility.
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Agency Mission:
To collaborate to create the expertise,
information, and tools that people and
communities need to protect their health—
through health promotion, prevention of
disease, injury and disability, and
preparedness for new health threats
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Regulates:
Detect and investigate health problems,
conduct research to enhance prevention;
develop and advocate sound public health
policies; implement prevention strategies;
promote healthy behaviors; foster safe and
healthful environments; provide leadership
and training
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Agency Mission:
To assure safe and healthful working
conditions for working men and women by
setting and enforcing standards and by
providing training, outreach, education and
assistance.
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Regulates:
Monitors hazards and keeps records of
workplace injuries and illnesses; provide fall
protection; prevent infectious diseases;
prevent exposure to harmful substances like
asbestos; put guards on machines; provide
safety equipment
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Agency Mission:
This federal agency is responsible for
conducting research and making
recommendations for the prevention of workrelated injury and illnesses.
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Regulates:
Conduct research to reduce work-related
illnesses and injuries; promote safe and
healthy workplaces through intervention,
recommendations and capacity building; to
enhance global workplace safety and health
through international collaborations
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Agency Mission:
To protect human health and the environment
by writing and enforcing regulations based on
laws passed by Congress.
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Regulates:
Air quality, climate changes, preparing for
natural disasters and hazardous substance
spills, environmental protection, storing and
breaking down chemicals and wastes, filtering
and storing water, protection from pesticides
and toxic chemicals, and water pollution
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What is the EPA?
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What is OSHA?
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What is NIOSH?
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What is the FDA?
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What is WHO?
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What is the NIH?