Public Health Department Mission

The mission of the Tulare County Department of Public Health is to protect, improve, and optimize the health and well-being of the people in Tulare County

The Tulare County Department of Public Health protects health, prevents disease, and promotes the health and well-being for all persons in Tulare County County. Public Health focuses on the population as a whole, rather than individuals. We conduct our activities through a network of public health professionals throughout the community. Public health nurses make home visits to families with communicable diseases; epidemiologists investigate and analyze data on diseases; our emergency preparedness unit responds to health related emergencies and assists communities in recovery; environmental health specialists ensure safe food, water, and housing; health operations assures the quality and accessibility of health services; and all work with community coalitions to advocate for public policies to protect and improve health.

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Through our mission and our values, we look forward to strengthening the public health system in Tulare County

Web of Public Health Partners

VALUES:

Integrity- As conscientious public servants, we adhere to high ethical and professional standards with the resources entrusted to us and the services we provide.

Respect --We value individual and cultural diversity- addressing all people with fairness, courtesy and dignity.

Competence--We seek "best practices" along with innovative ideas, new information, and progressive solutions that help guide our work in the present and prepare us for the future.

Collaboration--Fostering ecological approaches for community health promotion and equity, we seek to mobilize collaborations and partnerships through the advancement of policies necessary to address emerging and continuing health problems. We value these partnerships and support them with our intradepartmental teamwork.

Compassion--We treat our patients, colleagues, and the community we serve with understanding, empathy, and kindness.