ALAMEDA COUNTY PUBLIC HEALTH

Alameda County Public Health Department has worked for over 50 years to improve the health and safety of its residents and the neighborhoods they live in.

Traditional public health concerns such as disease outbreaks, environmental hazards and access to health care have been joined by contemporary concerns: bioterrorism, crime, violence, and substance abuse. Each of these poses a threat to public health and wellness. And each calls for short and long-term solutions that lie well outside traditional public health boundaries.

The mission of our health department is to work in partnership with the community to ensure the optimal health and well being of all people.

We recognize that residents are more than mere consumers of public health services. Therefore, our health department actively involves residents in the planning, evaluation and implementation of health activities in their communities. To do this we have Community Health Teams in 10 neighborhoods across Alameda County, working with residents on issues of mutual concern.

In addition, we are committed to collaborating with medical service providers, County departments, City agencies, community-based organizations, schools, civic groups, foundations, religious organizations, families to address myriad health and safety issues impacting individuals and populations in our county.

Only when we are working together will we be able to realize our vision: Healthy people in healthy communities.

The mission of the Alameda County Public Health Department is to work in partnership with the community to ensure the optimal health and well being of all people through a dynamic and responsive process respecting the diversity of the community and challenging us to provide for present and future generations.

Core Functions

Assessment: The regular collection, analysis and sharing of information about health conditions, risks and resources in a community

Policy Development: The development of local and state health policies using information gathered from assessment activities. Policy development incorporates information sharing, citizen participation, and involvement in policy and decision making.

Assurance: Focuses on maintaining the capacity of public health to respond to critical situations such as disease outbreaks and environmental hazards, as well as the delivery of health care to persons who otherwise would not have any.