About Us

The Florida Department of Health in Santa Rosa County (DOH-Santa Rosa) has been part of the state and national public health system since 1941. Past public health efforts have wiped out or brought under control such deadly diseases as polio, malaria, yellow fever, smallpox, and COVID-19.

Our Mission

To protect, promote, and improve the health of all people in Florida through integrated state, county, and community efforts.

Our Vision

To be the healthiest state in the nation.

Our Values

Innovation: We search for creative solutions and manage resources wisely.

Collaboration: We use teamwork to achieve common goals and solve problems.

Accountability: We perform with integrity and respect.

Responsiveness: We achieve our mission by serving our customers and engaging our partners.

Excellence: We promote quality outcomes through learning and continuous performance improvement.

10 Essential Public Health Services

1. Monitor health status to identify community health problems.
2. Diagnose and investigate health problems and health hazards in the community.
3. Inform, educate, and empower people about health issues.
4. Mobilize community partnerships to identify and solve health problems.
5. Develop policies and plans that support individual and community health efforts.
6. Enforce laws and regulations that protect health and ensure safety.
7. Link people to needed personal health services and assure the provision of health care when otherwise unavailable.
8. Assure a competent public health and personal healthcare workforce.
9. Evaluate effectiveness, accessibility and quality of personal and population-based health services.
10. Research for new insights and innovative solutions to health problems.