Our Mission
To promote and protect the health and well-being of residents, communities, and partners in the City of Cleveland
Overview
The Cleveland Department of Public Health (CDPH) is the local public health agency for the City of Cleveland. The CDPH plays a critical role in protecting and improving the health of our communities by providing a range of services aimed at promoting healthy behaviors, preventing diseases and injuries, ensuring access to safe food, clean air, and life-saving immunizations, and both preparing for and responding to public health emergencies.
Our Vision
To be the most responsive, trusted, and impactful health department in the country. Our Values: Integrity, Equity, Accountability, Proactivity, Transparency
Partnerships
CDPH provides high-quality resources and services through various partnerships in the greater Cleveland community. For example, CDPH has initiated and maintained working relationships with Case Western Reserve University, Metro Health Medical Center, Veterans Affairs Medical Center, the Cuyahoga County Board of Health, both Lakewood and Shaker Health Departments, the Center for Community Solutions, and others. These partnerships are the cornerstone of successful preventive public health care initiatives that meet the needs of City residents and those throughout the Greater Cleveland community.
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Divisions
Division of Air Quality (CDAQ)
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CDAQ is the air pollution control agency serving Cleveland and Cuyahoga County. CDAQ is contracted with the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency to enforce state and local air pollution control regulations within its jurisdiction.
Division of Environmental Health
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The Division of Environmental Health is committed to improving the quality of life in the City of Cleveland by strengthening our neighborhoods, delivering superior services, embracing the diversity of our citizens, and making Cleveland a desirable, safe city in which to live, work, and raise a family.
Division of Health
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The Division of Health manages a critical role in protecting and improving the health of people and our communities. In Cleveland, the Division of Public Health provides a range of services aimed at promoting healthy behaviors, preventing diseases, ensuring access to life-saving immunizations, and preparing for and responding to public health emergencies.
Division of Health Equity & Social Justice
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The Division of Health Equity and Social Justice provides leadership and support to help advance the City’s key health priorities, including but not limited to, creating healthy neighborhoods through: housing, education, criminal justice, and wealth creation, and by correcting health inequity, while implementing anti-racist health practices and policies.
