text: Chapter 5
  Table 5-1. Primary tasks and purposes of the operational public health functions (continue)
  Primary tasks Purposes
  Perform public health -Support Army medicine and acquisition, research, and development
  toxicology programs.
  -Provide toxicological assessments of all new and potentially hazardous
  materials.
  Perform public health -Provide analytical services in support of Army personnel health
  laboratory services readiness.
  -Participate in appropriate laboratory networks.
  - Provide specialized clinical testing’s; radiochemistry and laboratory
  support for health physics; and analysis of diseases of military Public
  Health significance.
  Deliver public health -Enable the overall Army Public Health Program and supports services
  communication to inform, educate, and empower people about health issues.
  Provide public health -Provide synchronization ensuring seamless coordination between the
  emergency management installation and the local public health community during a public health
  emergency.
  -Ascertain the existence of cases suggesting a public health emergency
  and recommend implementation of control measures (to include
  declaration of a public health emergency) to the senior commander.