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Mission | <\/span>To protect the health and promote the well-being of all people in Virginia.<\/h4>\n

Vision |<\/span> Become the healthiest state in the nation.<\/h4>\n

Core Values |<\/span> Our culture values service, equity and making data-informed decisions.<\/h4>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
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GOAL 1<\/span><\/h2>\n<\/td>\n

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Maintain a competent and valued workforce<\/span><\/h4>\n

Recruit and retain the best employees. Ensure that VDH staff \u00a0are \u00a0properly developed and coached. Plan for knowledge transfer \u00a0and future \u00a0succession. Demonstrate that VDH employees are valued.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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GOAL 2<\/span><\/h2>\n<\/td>\n

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Foster healthy, connected, and resilient communities<\/span><\/h4>\n

Implement population health strategies in Virginia. Foster community collaboration.\u00a0Share timely, reliable, actionable, sub-county\u00a0 level data.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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GOAL 3<\/span><\/h2>\n<\/td>\n

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<\/h4>\n<\/td>\n

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Be a trusted source of public \u00a0health information and services<\/span><\/h4>\n

Deliver public health information accurately and timely in the format and delivery method in which \u00a0it is most effective. Create systems, policies, and practices that improve health for all people in Virginia. Make our services more clear and visible to the public user. Reinforce the role and mission of public health to federal, state and to local communities.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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GOAL 4<\/span><\/h2>\n<\/td>\n

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Assure the conditions that \u00a0improve health opportunity<\/span><\/h4>\n

Build partnerships at the state and local level to increase community capacity to focus on determinants of health. Enact \u201chealth in all policy\u201d approaches at the state and local level. Strengthen organizational infrastructure to support \u00a0health equity.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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GOAL 5<\/span><\/h2>\n<\/td>\n

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Provide internal systems that \u00a0deliver consistent and responsive support<\/span><\/h4>\n

Create a culture of continuous quality and process improvement at VDH. Establish an internal \u00a0culture of customer service excellence.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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