TABLE 1—

Core Subjects for Local Health Authority Training Course, Training Primary Care Physicians in Texas

Class	Subject	Hours CME
I	Leading as a local health authority	0.5
	Legal basis for health authorities	0.5
	Managerial duties of the health authority	1.0
II	Sanitation and food safety I	1.0
	Sanitation and food safety II	1.0
III	Epidemiology and disease outbreaks I	1.0
	Epidemiology and disease outbreaks II	1.0
IV	DSHS and regional health authorities	0.5
	Health departments	0.5
	County and local government	1.0
V	Health preparedness (emergency planning) I	1.0
	Health preparedness (emergency planning) II	1.0
VI	Immunizations	1.0
	Rabies	0.5
	Quarantine	0.5
	Total	12.0

Note. CME = continuing medical education; DSHS = Department of State Health Services.