As an organization, we are recognized as an employer that:

• Values diversity as well as the skills and capabilities of each employee
• Encourages free flowing communication
• Exhibits pride about our services and community relationships
• Demonstrates leadership in many facets of public health
• Has a reputation for integrity with associates, clients and partners
• Ensures that all qualified persons are considered for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, sex, age, marital status, sexual orientation, ancestry, sensory, mental or physical disability; or veteran status; or any non-job related factor.

We provide a casual work environment, yet we are recognized as an organization with high standards of achievement and innovative approaches to healthy communities.

Our beliefs guide us in managing our business. Our mission is to:

To achieve and sustain healthy people and healthy communities throughout King County by providing public health services which promote health and prevent disease.

We recognize that our employees are our greatest resource. Individual talents and personal commitment to meeting our mission are fundamental to our success. One of seven organizational goals is to employ and retain a skilled workforce that reflects the diversity of the community. This goal provides direction on our human resources strategy and practices.

We realize that a highly-talented and motivated workforce is critical to our continued success. To recruit and retain such a workforce, we encourage and recognize contributions, practice open communication and invest in personal and professional development.

We value the diversity that exists within our workforce and within the community that we serve. Managers are responsible for creating a workplace of fairness, dignity and respect for all employees – an environment of inclusion, participation and the best effort of everyone.

Personal integrity and dedication to public service are keystones to the success of our organization. Operating with integrity requires that management provide an environment in which employees can perform their jobs in an ethical manner; operating with dedication to the public service requires that managers set the example for doing what is needed to ensure effective service delivery. The combination of these factors is the underpinning of the professional reputation we have earned within the community, from policy makers and peers within the Public Health service.