About the CHD
Founded in 1826, the Cincinnati Health Department (CHD) is committed to protecting and improving the health of the people of Cincinnati. As a nationally recognized leader in public health, CHD advocates for responsive health and human services that promote healthy living environments and social wellbeing. It strives to reduce inequities such as poverty and unemployment, which often negatively impact people’s health.
CHD is a Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) and serves more than 40,000 patients annually. It operates six primary care health centers, offering medical, ob/gyn, pediatrics, and behavioral health. All the centers have on-site pharmacies, and five offer dental services. CHD also runs 13 full-service school-based health centers located within Cincinnati Public Schools. These health centers, which currently serve more than 10,000 students, also serve the medical needs of children and families in the community. Five of these school-based health centers offer dental services and two offer vision services. Additionally, CHD has a free-standing dental center in Avondale.
Vision:
The Cincinnati Health Department will be a public health leader for building and maintaining a healthy and safe community.
Mission:
To work for the health and wellness of Cincinnati citizens, employing methods that include surveillance, assessment, disease prevention, health education, and assuring access to public health services.
Core Values:
Collaboration
We believe in being an active member of our community, participating in conversations and engaging with each other productively and respectfully to achieve common goals.
Commitment
We foster a culture of compassion and mutual respect among our employees and clients and recognize diversity as a strength in our organization and community.
Accountability
We demonstrate the highest level of respect, integrity and professionalism, guided by our sense of trust and morality. We are dedicated to cultivating a sense of transparency both internally and with the general public.
Quality
We honor our mission by upholding excellence in personal, public health and patient care services. We strive to be the model for public health practice to continuously improve health and social equity for people of Cincinnati. We measure performance outcomes and social determinants of health through continuous quality improvement.
Health Equity & Access
We strive to eliminate disparities and assure that everyone has a fair and just opportunity to be healthy. We work toward the timely availability of personal health services to achieve the best health outcomes.
