Healthy Howard is an initiative that’s unique to Maryland and the region. We’re bringing together all facets of the community to create a public health model that can improve the health and well being of every resident. Take a look at what we’re doing and stay tuned for even more.
A healthy mission. Literally.
Mission: Healthy Howard opens doors for individuals, groups and communities to improve their health and wellness.
Vision: All residents will have access to quality health care, and healthy lifestyle choices will be possible for everyone in Howard County. Local, state and national policies will promote health equity, including access to health care, wellness and prevention for all.
Values:
- Health is a right and a responsibility that requires supports in the community.
- Health includes physical, spiritual, social and mental well-being.
- Health means that people function at their highest, despite the presence of disease or age-related changes and risk factors.
- People have freedom to make choices related to their own health, and healthy options must be available for everyone.
- All people are treated with respect and dignity, and recieve superior customer service. High quality services are provided with compassion, caring, empathy and fairness,.
- Healthy Howard is inclusive and mutli-cultural. We continuously engage in learning and deeper exploration to ensure our services meet the diverse needs of the community.
- Healthy Howard acts with the highest levels of ethics and transparency.
- Healthy Howard is collaborative and proactively reaches out to the community.
- Healthy Howard aims to be creative and visionary, while at the same time being strategic, flexible and sustainable over the long-term.
- Healthy Howard is a healthy workplace and strives for organizational excellence, acting in a way that is aligned with our values.
For a copy of Healthy Howard's 2012-2014 Strategic Plan, click here.