Public Health that meets you where you are.
Region 5 serves over 1.7 million people and collectively offers services in these 6 main areas (see individual websites for county-specific services):
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All of our local health departments provide clinical/personal health services like vaccinations, testing for sexually transmitted diseases, family planning, communicable disease control, and labs in a clinical environment. Many also offer other clinical services, like primary care for adults and children, dental care, cancer screening and control programs, and maternal health. All health departments can help connect you to care.
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Community health provides healthcare services by going out into the community. This includes outreach, home health, care management, family planning, etc.
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Environmental health involves community engagement, with both residential and business sites, to reduce sources of environmental stress and promote a quality environment. This includes permitting certain wastewater systems, wells, restaurants, pools, hotels, institutions, and tattoo artists, as well as conducting health risk assessments.
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Health education and promotion bring community members and partners together to create healthy communities through education, engagement, and policy change. Focus areas include healthy eating/active living, diabetes prevention, opioid overdose awareness and prevention, community health assessments, health communication, tobacco prevention and cessation, sexual and reproductive health, and gun safety, among others.
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WIC provides income-eligible families with education, resources, and healthcare. This includes nutrition and family planning. Your local health department either provides WIC services or can connect you to those services in your community.
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Vital records staff process birth and death certificates for county residents.
Collaborative Values
Our work is guided by a clear set of values that reflect who we are and what we stand for. We believe that innovation drives progress, transparency builds trust, and partnership fuels impact. We pursue efficiency in action, foster growth through learning and adaptability, and uphold equity as a foundational principle in every initiative we undertake. These values shape our culture, inform our decisions, and propel our mission forward.
Innovation
We strive to keep learning, invest in the workforce, use data and evidence, assess, and evaluate.
Transparency
We value being honest, finding the answers, and acknowledging gaps.
Partnership
We are stronger together so it's important to share what we know, lean into strengths, and ask for help.
Efficiency
We work to be effective and make good use of limited resources.
Growth
We value constantly learning, training, and sharing knowledge.
Equity
We value fairness, empathy, and the use of best practices.
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Region 5 believes that public health is working together to reduce barriers so that we can improve everyone's health and quality of life.
Our vision is to create thriving, healthy communities and a strong, empowered, and resilient public health workforce.
Our mission is to bring our health departments together through workforce development, coordination, and support to build healthy, equitable, and thriving communities.
The Region 5 Collaborative provides support for the public in Five Foundational Areas and for their staff in the Eight Foundational Capabilities.
Click on a county to be directed to their website.
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