Health Department

Our Vision

Our Guiding Principles

• Being ACCOUNTABLE to those we serve;
• Showing RESPECT by treating others the way they want to be treated, not how we think they should be treated;
• Exhibiting FLEXIBILITY by stepping out of our comfort zone to make the customer our priority;
• Achieving EXCELLENCE daily as we learn from our mistakes and continuously improve on what we do.

The 10 Essential Public Health Services:

• Assess and monitor population health status, factors that influence health, and community needs and assets.
• Investigate, diagnose, and address health problems and hazards affecting the population.
• Communicate effectively to inform and educate people about health, factors that influence it, and how to improve it.
• Strengthen, support, and mobilize communities and partnerships to improve health.
• Create, champion, and implement policies, plans, and laws that impact health.
• Utilize legal and regulatory actions designed to improve and protect the public’s health.
• Assure an effective system that enables equitable access to the individual services and care needed to be healthy.
• Build and support a diverse and skilled public health workforce.
• Improve and innovate public health functions through ongoing evaluation, research, and continuous quality improvement.
• Build and maintain a strong organizational infrastructure for public health.vis