APHN ProgramWomen's and Children's Health

Hawai`i DOH Strategic Plan Shared Value & Identified Goals

Goal 1: Invest in Healthy Babies & Families

1. Reduce substance use & exposure for pregnant mothers
2. Decrease unintended pregnancies
3. Improve the postpartum experience for all
4. Promote developmental screenings & services in early childhood
5. Enhance maternal bonding & improve obesity prevention through breastfeeding
6. Address conditions contributing to child deaths & maternal mortality
7. Plan for a system of care for children that addresses physical & emotional health

Source: HDOH (2016) Retrieved from http://health.hawaii.gov/opppd/

Goal 2: Take Health to Where People Live, Work, Learn, & Play

1. Invest in telehealth to improve health access
2. Prevent and contain epidemics & disease outbreaks
3. Improve connections between primary care & behavioral health
4. Improve life trajectories for vulnerable persons
5. Partner with communities to identify & meet their needs
6. Create communities where the healthy choice is the easy choice
7. Improve home, school, and workplace safety

Source: HDOH (2016) Retrieved from http://health.hawaii.gov/opppd/

Goal 3: Create a Culture of Health Throughout Hawai`i

1. Invest in better mental health
2. Enforce public health and environmental regulations
3. Make health and environmental data more accessible
4. Improve & protect Hawaii’s water, land, & air
5. Adapt to & mitigate climate change
6. Enhance public health communication to influence, educate,  & motivate
7. Enhance laboratory & scientific services

Source: HDOH (2016) Retrieved from http://health.hawaii.gov/opppd/

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