Vision, Mission, Goals and Values
- Matt Coulter
- SW
- Laura Sauta
Vision
A future where all people and their communities have the opportunity to achieve their full health potential.
Mission
Advance population health through experiential education, scholarly activity, and community engagement.
Goals
The programs’ goals to accomplish our mission:
Education: Provide a high-quality curriculum grounded in social justice, health equity, and excellence in teaching.
Research: Advance the science and practice of public health through scholarly pursuits.
Community Engagement: Support community well-being through public health practice and service.
Student Success: Promote student success in the workplace, further education, and life-long learning through academic, experiential, and scholarly activities.
Values
Community – We recognize that we are a part of multiple communities, and have a responsibility to be engaged in a respectful and positive way with our civic partners.
Diversity and Inclusion – We welcome, encourage, and respect diverse voices, experiences, perspectives, and approaches in our work together.
Integrity – We aspire to high standards of excellence, professional ethics, and personal integrity in all that we do.
Health Equity – We strive to eliminate health inequities through the work we do in our research, teaching, community engagement, and advocacy.
Shared and Equitable Responsibility – We recognize our individual responsibilities to the mission of our public health program and to the values that sustain it. We will each strive to contribute our fair share to the activities of the program.
Transparency of Communications – We recognize the diverse information needs of our stakeholder groups and strive to report and share information as appropriate.
Continuous Improvement – We aim to establish a culture of continuous quality improvement in our public health program, a culture in which quality improvement is part of our day-to-day work, assessment work is regularly conducted, data sought is actionable, and staff and faculty are empowered to make change.