Public health administrators in a community provide a health department to serve an indigent population of immigrants providing translators on certain days of the week. This is an example of:
A) Policy
B) Quality
C) Assurance
D) Libertarian philosophy

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This is an example of assurance, which is one of the three core functions of public health. Assurance refers to the role of public health agencies in making sure that essential public health services are available to everyone in the community. In this case, the health department is providing access to healthcare services for an indigent immigrant population and providing translators to ensure that language barriers are not a barrier to accessing care.

Public Health Administrators in a Community Provide a Health Department