This is the official Facebook page for Kern County's
- Public Health Services Department
- Environmental Health
http://kernpublichealth.com/social-media-policy/
Comments Policy: http://www.co.kern.ca.us/WebsiteUsagePolicy.aspx
To protect and safeguard the health and safety of the community. This is accomplished through the following objectives:
• Promoting healthy lifestyles and behaviors through education, awareness and prevention of disease.
• A coordinated and efficient dedication of resources that aggressively responds to threats to the health of the community.
• A comprehensive approach to health risks by identifying and evaluating causative factors related to diseases including environmental factors and health inequities and disparities.
• Creation of an environment that supports creative and innovative solutions to emerging health risks and chronic disease.
