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Public Health
Seattle & King County
401 5th Ave., Suite 1300
Seattle, WA 98104

Phone: 206-296-4600
TTY Relay: 711

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Public Health - Seattle & King County's Mission Statement

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

Goal 1: Provide needed or mandated health services & prevention programs to address individual and community health concerns.
Goal 2: Assess and monitor the health status of our communities.
Goal 3: Prevent disease, injury, disability and premature deaths.
Goal 4: Promote healthy living conditions and healthy behaviors.
Goal 5: Control and reduce the exposure of individuals & communities to environmental or personal hazards.
Goal 6: Employ and retain a skilled workforce that reflects the diversity of the community.
Goal 7: Provide for timely, consistent and clear two way communication tailored to the individual communities Public Health serves.
Goal 8: Anticipate and respond to the public health consequences of local emergencies.

Updated: Tuesday, October 02, 2007 at 03:27 PM

All information is general in nature and is not intended to be used as a substitute for appropriate professional advice. For more information please call 206-296-4600 (voice) or TTY Relay: 711. Mailing address: ATTN: Communications Team, Public Health - Seattle & King County, 401 5th Ave., Suite 1300, Seattle, WA 98104 or click here to email us. Because of confidentiality concerns, questions regarding client health issues cannot be responded to by e-mail. Click here for the Notice of Privacy Practices. For more information, contact the Public Health Privacy Office at 206-205-5975.

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