Governor's Executive Budget Program Measures SFY 2017 - Current Annual Statewide Health

The information included in this dataset is for the Governor’s Executive Budget and provides key Program Measures by Agency or Office. <br> The mission of the Department of Health is to promote healthy behaviors, prevent injury and disease, and to assure the safe delivery of quality health care for all people in Pennsylvania.<br> To accomplish this mission, the department works collaboratively with public and private community partners to facilitate the development of an effective public health system. The department licenses and regulates a variety of health facilities, and provides outreach, education, prevention and treatment services. Community-based groups receive grants to provide essential services to the commonwealth’s citizens including programs for women and children, nutrition, immunization, diagnosis and treatment of certain blood and communicable diseases, cancer control and prevention.