Austin Public Health
Health department in Texas, US
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Jurisdiction | Austin, Texas |
Headquarters | 6800 Burleson Rd Building 310, Suite 295, Austin, TX 78744 |
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Website | www |
Austin Public Health (Spanish: Salud Pública de Austin) is the official health department of the city of Austin, Texas, which operates programs to improve general health in the community.[1]
History
Background
Austin was the first municipality in Texas to include public health provisions in its incorporation act, approved in 1839 by the Congress of the Republic of Texas.[2]
Accreditation and name change
Austin Public Health, then known as Austin/Travis County Health and Human Services Department, received accreditation from the national Public Health Accreditation Board in May 2016. The department adopted its current name that December.[3][4]
Leadership
- Adrienne Sturrup, Director
- Dr. Desmar Walkes, Medical Director and Health Authority
- Janet Pichette, Chief Epidemiologist
- Laura G. La Fuente, Assistant Director of Health Equity and Community Engagement
- Kymberley Maddox, Assistant Director of Administrative Support Services
- Donna Sundstrom, Assistant Director of Community Services
- Marcel Elizondo, Interim Assistant Director of Environmental Health Services
- Cassandra DeLeon, Assistant director of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion
- Jen Samp, Public Information and Marketing Manager
Organization
Austin Public Health is composed of the following divisions which manage the listed services:
- Community Services[5]
- Women, Infants and Children program
- Neighborhood centers
- Family health unit
- Day labor center
- Disease Prevention and Health Promotion[6]
- Chronic disease prevention and control
- Communicable disease
- Immunizations
- Injury prevention
- Refugee services
- Environmental and Health Services[7]
- Public health nuisances
- Child care, foster care, and adoption housing
- Food safety
- Pool, spas, interactive water features & fountains
- Mosquito and rodent control
- Epidemiology and Public Health Preparedness[8]
- Epidemiology and disease surveillance
- Public health emergency preparedness
- Vital records
- Health Equity and Community Engagement[9]
- Health equity initiative
- Planning and evaluation
- Social services
- HIV resources administration
- Community transformation (DSRIP) programs
References
- ^ "Health". AustinTexas.gov. Retrieved 10 February 2023.
- ^ "Austin incorporates--the first such act with public health provisions". Texas State Historical Association. Retrieved 13 February 2023.
- ^ "We Are Austin Public Health!" (PDF). AustinTexas.gov. Retrieved 13 February 2023.
- ^ "Austin Public Health Name Change". Archived from the original on 9 January 2017. Retrieved 13 February 2023.
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: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ^ "Community Services". AustinTexas.gov. Retrieved 10 February 2023.
- ^ "Disease Prevention and Health Promotion". AustinTexas.gov. Retrieved 11 February 2023.
- ^ "Environmental Health Services". AustinTexas.gov. Retrieved 11 February 2023.
- ^ "Epidemiology and Public Health Preparedness". AustinTexas.gov. Retrieved 10 February 2023.
- ^ "Health Equity and Community Engagement". AustinTexas.gov. Retrieved 11 February 2023.
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