The Department of Public Health is committed to improving the quality of life in the City of Cleveland by promoting healthy behavior, protecting the environment, preventing disease, and making the City a healthy place to live, work, and play.
The Department works to ensure the health and well-being of Cleveland residents in many different ways:
Public health and education activities
Primary care services
Mental health and substance abuse programs
Air pollution monitoring and control
Environmental health protection
Lead poisoning prevention
In total, the Department employs more than 260 persons on a full-time basis and with an annual operating budget in excess of $22 million. Grants from federal, state, and local sources make up more than $10 million of the departmental budget.
The Administration section of the Department formulates policy and provides fiscal supervision and personnel services to the operating divisions.
