Welcome to the website for Riverside University Health System-Public Health.
We offer a wide range of services and programs, with a staff of 700 doctors, nurses, health educators, nutritionists, communicable disease and community program specialists, managers and fiscal and support staff.
Public Health Organizational Chart (PDF)
Ours is certainly a large department, but we aim to treat each client and visitor with care that is as unique and individualized as possible.
Our mission is simple: to promote and protect the health of all county residents and visitors in service of the well-being of the community.
It's all part of our vision for healthy people and a healthy community!
Thank you,
Riverside University Health System-Public Health
| 2012-2016 Mission, Goals & Strategic Plan
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Mission:
Riverside University Health System-Public Health promotes and protects the health of all County residents and visitors in service of the well-being of the community.
Create Healthy Communities
- Improve community safety
- Ensure access to clean air and water, healthy food and housing
- Improve neighborhood planning efforts that promote health
Promote Healthy Behaviors
- Reduce obesity-related chronic disease
- Reduce the use of tobacco, alcohol and drugs
- Reduce preventable illnesses
Connect and Invest in People
- Increase access to education and employment opportunities
- Improve health outcomes and health equity and create commitment to addressing social determinants of health
- Leverage and strengthen innovative collaboration
- Realize the potential of staff through recruitment, development and retention of a qualified workforce
- Deliver public health services within a responsive and effective system
- Improve access to timely and understandable health information *2016-2020 RUHS – Public Health Strategic Plan
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