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Division Descriptions
Our organizational chart and structure
Our agency has the Office of the Executive Director and six programmatic divisions (Nutrition; Nursing; Planning and Information Management; Community Health Promotion; Emergency Preparedness, Response, and Communicable Disease Surveillance; and Environmental Health). In addition, we have administrative support provided by the Administration and Finance Division, the Human Resources Division, and the Office of Communications.
Nutrition DivisionPromotes wellness across the lifespan through nutrition policy and programs to improve the nutritional health status of clients and the community. Nursing DivisionFocuses on promoting good health for children and adults through linkages to health insurance and health care services, nurse case management, disease prevention and clinical, preventive and health education programs. Environmental Health DivisionFocuses on preventing communicable disease and environmental conditions that could be harmful to health through education/consultation, response and investigation and enforcement of regulations. Emergency Preparedness, Response, and Communicable Disease Surveillance DivisionLeads agency efforts to promote coordination, collaboration and communication among all divisions in TCHD to ensure that public health is an effective partner in preparedness, response and recovery efforts. Additionally, the division conducts surveillance, investigation, and mitigation efforts in response to incidents of communicable disease. | Planning and Information Management DivisionHelps programs to achieve maximum efficiency and effectiveness through data collection, analysis and mapping services, informatics, information technology, performance management and quality improvement, program planning and accreditation. Community Health Promotion DivisionWorks directly with community members and leaders to promote health and wellness across all ages through programs including aging initiatives and injury prevention, community nutrition, diabetes education, healthy beverage partnership, mental and behavioral health promotion, tobacco and substance abuse prevention and worksite wellness and breastfeeding policy work. Human Resources DivisionManages a variety of employee-centered programs with flexibility to meet the ever-changing needs of employees and the Agency including recruiting, training, development, benefits, compensation, employee wellness and other programs. |