Lewis County Health Department

Our Vision involves the growing of a community,

focused service organization, an organization that is comprised of a multi disciplinary team design of professional public servants where departmental employees strive for excellence of service and practice. We will continue to blend and change with the fast pace of ever emerging health trends so we will continue to serve the communities of Lewis County with assured competency.

10 Essential Public Health Services

1.  Monitor health status to identify community health problems.

2.  Diagnose and investigate health hazards in the community.

3.  Inform, educate, and empower people about health issues.

4.  Mobilize community partnerships to identify and solve health problems.

5.  Develop policies and plans that support individual and community health efforts.

6.  Enforce laws and regulations that protect health and ensure safety.

7.  Link people to needed personal health services and assure the provision of health care when otherwise unavailable.

8.  Assure a competent public health care workforce.

9.  Evaluate effectiveness, accessibility, and quality of personal and population-based health services.

10.  Research for new insights and innovative solutions to health problems.