Updates for the City of Salem Residents in the areas of Vital Statistics, Community Health and Environmental Health and Emergency Preparedness.
Our Mission
The Salem City Health District protects people from disease and injury; monitors the health status of the city; assures a safe and healthy environment; promotes healthy lifestyles; and addresses the need for personal health services through leadership, services, education, and partnerships.
Our Vision
Salem City envisions a city that capitalizes on the diversity of its people, its geography, and its economy to create a broad range of choices for its residents in how they live, work, and play; a vibrant economy with a skilled workforce that attracts employers who seize the opportunities presented by the city’s unique advantages and provides opportunities that create countywide prosperity; a sustainable system of high-quality education, community health, public safety, housing, retail, recreation, arts and culture, and infrastructure, in which development complements our natural resources and environment; a model community which is governed in an open and ethical manner, where great ideas are replicated and brought to scale, and all sectors work collaboratively to reach standard goal and a city that is a destination for visitors and a home for anyone seeking a sense of community and the best life has to offer.