Public Health focuses on protecting the well-being of the entire community by preventing illness, promoting healthy behaviors, preparing for emergencies, and creating environments where everyone has the opportunity to live a safe and healthy life.
Vision Statement: Partnering for a healthy bluff country.
Mission Statement: Bringing people together to create a healthy future for everyone in Houston County.
Guiding Principles:
- Prevention and promotion. Strategies that prevent illness and injury and promote healthy living and healthy environments lead to long-term benefits for everyone.
- Health equity. We support each person and the community’s opportunity for attaining their full potential for health and well-being.
- Trauma-Informed care. Understanding client life experiences helps to deliver effective care and has the potential to improve client engagement, treatment, health outcomes, and provider and staff wellness.
- Customer service and accountability. As vigilant stewards of the public’s trust, we provide services that are person-centered, responsive, accountable, and confidential to meet the community’s needs.
- Collaboration. County and community partnerships produce well-supported and cost-effective health outcomes by bringing people, organizations, and resources together.
- Data-driven, evidence-based services. Effective public health interventions depend on the best and most accurate, up-to-date research and information available.
- Skilled, flexible, innovative, and professional staff. A well-trained, creative, and dedicated workforce is the foundation of our ability to assess and address the health of our communities.