Our Mission and Vision

The Mission

To prevent disease and injury, promote wellness, and protect the personal, community and environmental health of all people in Fillmore, Gage, Jefferson, Saline and Thayer Counties.

Vision Statement

We are a proactive, cohesive team that is priority driven, anticipates and is responsive to the needs of the community. We are guided by a strong Board of Health. As the local public health authority, we are trusted and respected by the communities we serve to address the public health needs of our constituency. We are recognized within the district as a source of knowledge and expertise, and as a partner, collaborator, and change agent that stays involved to ensure problems are resolved. We foster a positive work environment which builds on strengths, is innovative, and mentors staff toward professional development, thereby attracting and retaining high quality, knowledgeable, and passionate staff. We are an organization where individual roles, contributions, and diversity are understood and valued. We are sustained by a reliable, diverse, and growing funding source.