Mission Statement
The Piscataquis Public Health Council is a coalition of community organizations, schools, and individuals that strive to develop an environment that supports a healthy life through education, prevention, advocacy, and services.
Strategic Goals
- Assure residents are empowered to make informed decisions and adopt behaviors that protect and enhance the health of individuals, families, communities, and the environment.
- Enhance/initiate/promote services to undeserved populations to secure health equity.
- Initiate/strengthen partnerships and engage community members in the work of public health.
- Incorporate evidence-based, state-of-the-art health practices in policies, programs, and services.
Essential Services
- Monitor the health status of the population and the environment, and identify community health problems.
- Diagnose and investigate health problems and health hazards in the community.
- Inform, educate, and empower people about health issues.
- Mobilize community partnerships to identify and solve health problems.
- Develop policies and plans that support individual and community health efforts.
- Enforce laws and regulations that protect health and ensure safety.
- Link people to needed personal health services and assure the provision of health care when otherwise unavailable.
- Assure a competent public health and personal health care workforce.
- Evaluate effectiveness, accessibility, and quality of personal and population-based health services.
- Research for new insights and innovative solutions to health problems.
Values
Understanding that we work for and are accountable to the public, we strive for excellence and will demonstrate:
- Integrity: We will be honest and responsible in our interactions with the public and each other.
- Respect: We will demonstrate compassion and acceptance, honor confidentiality, and preserve dignity.
- Teamwork: We will communicate, coordinate, and collaborate within our organization and the community.
- Innovation: We will support staff in creative and progressive problem-solving and service provision.
- Personal & Professional Development: We will support personal and professional growth through the advancement of knowledge and experience, the delegation of responsibility, and through recognition of individual and team accomplishments
