Public Health Department Overview

What is Public Health?

Public Health is an array of programs and services designed to protect the health and safety of Alameda County residents. The backbone of Public Health includes assessments of the health status of residents, disease prevention and control, community mobilization and outreach, policy development, education, and assurance of access to quality medical and health care services.

We work with individuals and populations. To be effective, we actively seek community involvement - partnerships with grass roots and corporate entities, with individuals and groups. In fact, partnering is a key component of our mission.

Alameda County Public Health Department covers:

• 13 cities: Albany, Emeryville, Alameda, Piedmont, Oakland, San Leandro, Hayward, Union City, Fremont, Newark, Dublin, Pleasanton, Livermore and unincorporated areas. City of Berkeley has its own health department.
• 1.4 million residents

Our locations:

• We are headquartered in Oakland and have 25 satellite offices across the county.

Our staff:

We have 600+ employees - public health nurses, doctors, epidemiologists, dentists, medical social workers, physical and occupational therapists, dietitians, outreach workers, health educators, program managers, among others - working in five divisions:

• Administrative Services
• Community Health Services
• Division of Communicable Diseases Control & Prevention
• Emergency Medical Services
• Family Health Services
• Planning, Assessment and Health Equity

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