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Our Mission:  To Promote and Protect the Health and Safety of Our Community

Deschutes County Health Services has a primary responsibility to help address the basic health and wellness of Deschutes County residents.  The department offers services at more than 40 locations in Deschutes County including public schools; health clinics in Bend, La Pine, Redmond and Sisters; five school-based health clinics; agencies such as the KIDS Center and the State of Oregon Department of Human Services; area hospitals; care facilities and homes. 

If you have a medical or fire emergency, call 9-1-1 immediately
Other Health Department Contact Information Including 24 Hour Emergency Numbers can be found >HERE<

Deschutes County Health Services Culture Framework 

Our community relies on us to promote and protect the health and safety of our community. This is a significant responsibility, one that leadership alongside staff approaches with a commitment to Start from Within by developing awareness, exercising humility and engaging an attitude of grace.

The DCHS Culture Framework provides a foundation for all staff that communicates priorities and establishes expectations across the department for the way we are with each other and with those we serve, including decision-making, collaboration, respect for differences, communication, and other aspects of our work lives.

THESE EFFORTS START:

WITHIN OURSELVES
Each staff member at every level is an individual who brings different experiences, perspectives and contributions into the workplace and as such, has a unique opportunity to help build healthy culture.

WITHIN OUR TEAMS
Each team contributes a specific expertise and focus to our collaborative service to the community.

WITHIN OUR ORGANIZATION
Uniting as a whole around a shared mission and strong workplace culture helps DCHS serve the community-at-large in the strongest, most effective and responsive manner.

Start From Within is the central commitment of DCHS culture, representing our intention to act thoughtfully from the inside out, to examine ourselves first, and to manifest the values we wish to see around us. We invite each other to:

• Develop Awareness: Mood, energy, lens, biases, position, power, privilege, strengths,
   limitations, and style
• Maintain Grace: Kindness, goodwill, and gentleness with ourselves and each other
• Practice Humility: Value others’ experiences, differences, contributions, overlapping
   identities, gifts, and perspectives 

Taken together, the DCHS Culture Framework is how we agree to operate with each other to create a strong internal culture and best serve our community.

DCHS Servicios

In order to help improve access to Deschutes County Health Services for the Spanish-speaking community, we have created this new video in Spanish as an introduction to the many services and resources available.

Para ayudar a mejorar el acceso a los Servicios de Salud del Condado de Deschutes para la comunidad de habla hispana, hemos creado este nuevo video en español como una introducción a muchos de los servicios y recursos disponibles.