Following the formation of Southwestern Public Health (SWPH) in May 2018, the Board of Health began a robust strategic planning process involving partners, community members and staff. Bold new vision and mission statements, and a declaration of our organizational values resulted. These statements steer our service provision, shape our decision making and guide the use of our resources.
Vision
Healthy people in vibrant communities.
Mission
Leading the way in protecting and promoting the health or all people in our communities, resulting in better health.
Values
- Evidence
- Collaboration
- Accountability
- Quality
- Equity
- Forward-thinking
Strategic Plan
This five-year strategic plan will direct our work until 2024 and provide a road map for allocating resources, developing partnerships, and building an organizational structure that supports the work to be done.
Public health is most effective when it is influenced by the experiences, knowledge and expertise of individual community members, professionals in the community and partner agencies. The contributions of all these groups to our 2019 strategic plan will continue to inspire our work as we move forward with the province’s public health change plans.