Support measures to protect the public health of the citizens of San Joaquin County. The main goal of public health services should be to ensure a healthy environment for the community. Emphasis should be on those services which are not provided by any (other) entity within the community. Personal and environmental public health services are considered to be equally important and neither should be neglected.
Adopted in 1980. Update and Revise Study Planned in 2002, But Not Done. Revised in 2011.
- Public health services should be administered as a separate department with a single focus
- The Local Health District should continue to provide public health services to the citizens of San Joaquin County as long as it is a viable entity.
- All available sources of revenue for funding public health services should be pursued (e.g. Federal and State program grants)
- Fees for public health services are appropriate when they do not create barriers, economic or otherwise, to obtaining services.
- Direct personal public health services should be provided to those who may not be able to otherwise obtain them (e.g. the poor, elderly).
- Direction and the policy for the provision of public health services should be set at the local level.
Health Care (Position in Brief): Promote a health care system for the United States that provides affordable access to a basic level of quality care for all U.S. residents, including behavioral health that is integrated with and achieves parity with the physical health care system.
