Hawai Department of Health

MISSION STATEMENT The mission of the Department of Health is to protect and improve the health and environment for all people in Hawai`i . PHILOSOPHY Health, that optimal state of physical, mental, social and environmental well-being, is a right and responsibility of all of Hawaii’s people. GOALS - Promote health and well-being - Prevent disease and injury - Promote healthy lifestyles and workplaces - Promote the strength and integrity of families and communities To prevent pollution and promote and preserve a clean, healthy and natural environment - Promote resource conservation (recycling) - Protect and enhance air and water quality To assure basic physical and mental health care (the five A’s) - Affordable - Appropriate - Assured quality - Available - Accessible GUIDING PRINCIPLES - Ensure that core public health functions – assessment, policy, and assurance – are implemented or maintained. - Ensure that federal mandates, including court-ordered settlements are satisfied. - Ensure that resources are directed at those problems that pose the greatest risk to the public’s health and the environment. - Ensure that appropriate and cost-effective resources are dispersed geographically and satisfy principles 1 to 3. - Ensure that the health department is the service provider of last resort for uninsurable populations and where there is no other satisfactory alternative.