Bureau for Public Health Strategic Plan 2003-2006
Building a Healthy future Through Planning
Letter
Contents,
Background,
Development
Vision, Mission, Core Values
Overarching Goals
Goals, Objectives & Strategies
Action Planning
Appendix A
Appendix B
Letter from Leadership Team
Dear colleagues and fellow West Virginians:
The Bureau for Public Health's strategic plan, Building a Healthy Future Through Planning, will guide the Bureau's work in effectively carrying out our roles and responsibilities aimed at advancing health in West Virginia. Creating a shared vision and working to accomplish a common mission moves us forward together, beyond simply the sum of what any one of us can accomplish alone. The development of this plan has reinforced our belief in both the strength each employee brings to the Bureau for Public Health (BPH) and the critical role of partnership and collaboration. It is in those internal and external relationships that our defined values are most critical. Core values echo what we as individuals embrace when working together and with the public.
This strategic plan provides a broad roadmap for BPH and is intended to be a dynamic and integrated effort. The overarching goals, which each BPH employee will help achieve, provide a balanced framework of what needs to be done by us to reach our vision and fulfill our mission. The plan contains objectives and strategies committing us to leadership, advocacy, and quality in government.
To achieve the full potential of this plan, every office, division, and program within BPH must use the plan to help guide their work. While, some initiatives will be undertaken Bureau-wide, many others will rest with the dedicated individuals throughout BPH who strive to improve public health in West Virginia, every day.
We look forward to working together to implement our plan and approach our vision of Healthy People in Healthy Communities.
Sincerely, The Bureau for Public Health Leadership Team:
| Joe Barker, Director Office of Epidemiology and Health Promotion |
Michael Morris, Health Information Systems Bureau for Public Health |
| Nancye Bazzle, Director Community and Rural Health Services |
Pat Moss, Director Maternal, Child, and Family Health |
| Jim Cook, School Health Assistant Bureau for Public Health |
Janet Richards, Fiscal Coordinator Bureau for Public Health |
| Chris Curtis, Acting Commissioner Bureau for Public Health |
Cathy Slemp, Acting Health Officer Bureau for Public Health |
| Denise Ferris, Director Nutrition Services |
Ann Spaner, Regulatory Director Bureau for Public Health |
| Ronald Forren, Acting Deputy Director Bureau for Public Health |
Barbara Taylor, Director Environmental Health Services |
| James Kaplan, Director Chief Medical Examiner |
Cathy Taylor, Workforce Development Coordinator Bureau for Public Health |
| Andrea Labik, Director Laboratory Services |
John Wilkinson, Director Health Facility Licensure and Certification |
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