Mission & Vision

San Juan Basin Health believes in the fundamental right of each individual to attain his/her fullest potential of health.

Our mission is:

To protect human and environmental health and inspire well-being in our community.

Our vision is:

We are leaders to achieve healthy communities and health equity.

Our values are:

Reflecting the diverse communities within which we operate and based on our organizational values of:

  • Compassion
  • Health Equity
  • Integrity
  • Respect
  • Stewardship
Colorado Core Public Health Services
  1. Assessment, Planning, and Communication: All agencies are required to use assessment and planning methodologies to identify, evaluate and understand community health problems, priority populations, and potential threats to the public’s health, and use this knowledge to determine what strategies are needed to engage partners and improve health.
  2. Vital Records and Statistics: All agencies are required to record and report vital events (e.g. births and deaths) in compliance with Colorado statutes, Board of Health Regulations, and Office of the State Registrar of Vital Statistics policies. Public health directors shall act as the local registrar of vital statistics or contract out the responsibility of registrar in the area over which the agency has jurisdiction.
  3. Communicable Disease Prevention, Investigation, and Control: All agencies are required to track the incidence and distribution of disease in the population and prevent and control vaccine-preventable diseases, zoonotic, vector, air-borne, water-borne and food-borne illnesses, and other diseases that are transmitted person-to-per son.
  4. Prevention and Population Health Promotion: All agencies are required to develop, implement, and evaluate strategies (policies and programs) to enhance and promote healthy living, quality of life and wellbeing while reducing the incidence of preventable (chronic and communicable) diseases, injuries, disabilities and other poor health outcomes cross the life-span.
  5. Emergency Preparedness and Response: All agencies are required to prepare and respond to emergencies with a public health or environmental health implication in coordination with local, state and federal agencies and public and private sector partners.
  6. Environmental Health: Recognizing that significant responsibility for environmental quality management and oversight lies with state and federal agencies, all agencies are required to participate in the protection and improvement of air, water, land, and food quality by identifying, investigating, and responding to community environmental health concerns, reducing current and emerging environmental health risks, preventing communicable diseases, and sustaining the environment. These activities shall be consistent with applicable laws and regulations, and coordinated with local, state and federal agencies, industry, and the public.
  7. Administration and Governance: All agencies are required to establish and maintain programs, personnel, facilities, information technology, and other resources necessary to deliver core public health services throughout the agency’s jurisdiction. This may be done directly by the agency, or in collaboration with other governmental agencies, and community and regional partners.

 

10 Essential Public Health Services

San Juan Basin Health upholds the national standards for local public health departments, known as the 10 Essential Public Health Services. These standards were developed within nationally recognized frameworks, and with input from public health professionals and elected officials from across the country.

  1. Monitor health status to identify community health problems.
  2. Diagnose and investigate health problems and health hazards in the community.
  3. Inform, educate, and empower people about health issues.
  4. Mobilize community partnerships to identify and solve health problems.
  5. Develop policies and plans that support individual and community health efforts.
  6. Enforce laws and regulations that protect health and ensure safety.
  7. Link people to needed personal health services and assure the provision of health care when otherwise unavailable.
  8. Assure a competent public health and personal healthcare workforce.
  9. Evaluate effectiveness, accessibility, and quality of personal and population-based health services.
  10. Research for new insights and innovative solutions to health problems.

These obligations are met through the work of the Department, various partnerships with private and public health entities, city/county departments including air quality monitoring, and community-based organizations.

 

What is Health Equity?

Health Equity is achieving the highest level of health for all people, equalizing the conditions for health for all groups, especially for those who have experienced socioeconomic disadvantage or historical injustices.

More information is available from the Office of Health Equity at the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment (CDPHE).