The case I viewed was case number 8: Hillsboro County Health Department. The mission of the Health Department is: “To improve the health of individuals, families, and the community through disease prevention, health promotion, and programs to mitigate environmental threats to health and well-being.” It further expresses that it wants “Hillsboro County to be a healthy community compared to the state and region. To accomplish this, the county is concerned about the access to quality healthcare services and an environment free of threats to the public’s health.” The mission statement is communicated well and comprehensive. It clearly states their objectives and a plan to accomplish it. From a public health standpoint, it does not look at tertiary care. It mainly focuses on preventative care and heath promotion. Education and awareness are important for preventative care. Having people educated about preventative care would be an activity that would achieve its mission. I think that if tertiary care were to be included, it would be considered outside the scope of the mission. Funding would be a possible factor that would impede the ability to achieve its mission. Resources are an important factor in raising …show more content…
The authors articulate, “visions provide guidance about what core to preserve and what future to stimulate progress toward” (Collins and Porras, 1996). The vision of the health department is communicated, but it does not have a specific timeframe. Since new health issues arise, it is difficult to have every single individual to have the best health. I believe their vision is an ongoing timeline, but a recommendation that I would make is setting yearly goals. For example, setting standards such as Healthy People 2020. In this case, I believe it would be appropriate for the health department to have goals that it would like to