Strategic Plan

Washington County Public Health's strategic plan for fiscal years 2017-2023 is posted here. This plan includes strategic directions with objectives that represent our firm commitment to assuring a healthy community for all of our residents.

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Through this plan we intend to achieve measurable improvement in critical public health areas. The strategic priority areas are both internally and externally focused, ensuring continuous quality improvement across the division and the provision of needed services and activities to meet the community's needs. We plan to increase our cross-program initiatives and to work more effectively with community partners. It is through these activities that we will more successfully improve the health of our community.

Public Health Strategic Plan - Short Version (PDF 557.68 KB)

Public Health Strategic Plan - Long Version (PDF 3.77 MB)