{"id":66,"date":"2024-01-30T17:26:18","date_gmt":"2024-01-30T17:26:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hca.venturacounty.gov\/public-health\/?page_id=66"},"modified":"2026-03-19T19:36:59","modified_gmt":"2026-03-19T19:36:59","slug":"mission-vision","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/hca.venturacounty.gov\/public-health\/mission-vision\/","title":{"rendered":"Mission and Vision"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"66\" class=\"elementor elementor-66\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-717aca2 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"717aca2\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-85f23f4 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"85f23f4\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element 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fa-arrow-alt-circle-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Leadership<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/hca.venturacounty.gov\/public-health\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/03\/PH-Office-of-the-Director_03.18.2026.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"far fa-arrow-alt-circle-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Organizational Chart<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/hca.venturacounty.gov\/public-health\/local-health-data\/\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i 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elementor-element-95be75e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"95be75e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Mission and Vision<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-716ecad e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"716ecad\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f4b6602 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f4b6602\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Our Mission<\/strong><br \/>To protect and promote the health and well-being of everyone in Ventura County. Our mission articulates the purpose of our department; it is our roadmap.<\/p><p><strong>Our Vision<\/strong><br \/>To be the healthiest county in the nation. Our vision statement defines what we want to achieve. It provides guidance and direction in fulfilling our mission.<\/p><p><strong>Who We Serve<\/strong><br \/>Public Health works with and supports community-based organizations and healthcare providers, particularly communities identified as having greater health disparities and reduced access to care, to improve health outcomes.<\/p><p><strong>Community Health Reports<\/strong><\/p><p>We invite all community members to review and utilize the latest health reports:<\/p><ul><li>VCPH\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.healthmattersinvc.org\/content\/sites\/ventura\/Reports\/VCPH_Strategic_Plan_2023-25.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Strategic Plan 2023-2025<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/hca.venturacounty.gov\/public-health\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/04\/VCPH-Exec-Summary-Strategic-Plan.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" aria-label=\"Executive Summary - open in a new tab\" data-uw-rm-ext-link=\"\">Executive Summary<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.healthmattersinvc.org\/content\/sites\/ventura\/Implementation_Strategies\/Ventura_CHIS_2022.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Community Health Implementation Strategy (CHIS) 2022<\/a><\/li><li>Community Health Needs Assessment (CHNA) 2022:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.healthmattersinvc.org\/content\/sites\/ventura\/chnas\/Ventura_CHNA_2022_v4.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">English<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.healthmattersinvc.org\/content\/sites\/ventura\/chnas\/Ventura_CHNA_2022_v6_Final_Spanish.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Spanish<\/a><\/li><\/ul><p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p><p><strong>10 Essential Services of Public Health<a href=\"https:\/\/www.apha.org\/-\/media\/Files\/PDF\/factsheets\/EPHS.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" aria-label=\"apha.org - 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