Austin Public Health
Department overview
JurisdictionAustin, Texas
Headquarters6800 Burleson Rd Building 310, Suite 295, Austin, TX 78744
Department executive
  • Adrienne Sturrup, Director
Websitewww.austintexas.gov/department/health

Austin Public Health (Spanish: Salud Pública de Austin) is the official health department of the city of Austin, Texas, which operates programs to improve general health in the community.[1]

History

Background

Austin was the first municipality in Texas to include public health provisions in its incorporation act, approved in 1839 by the Congress of the Republic of Texas.[2]

Accreditation and name change

Austin Public Health, then known as Austin/Travis County Health and Human Services Department, received accreditation from the national Public Health Accreditation Board in May 2016. The department adopted its current name that December.[3][4]

Leadership

Organization

Austin Public Health is composed of the following divisions which manage the listed services:

References

  1. ^ "Health". AustinTexas.gov. Retrieved 10 February 2023.
  2. ^ "Austin incorporates--the first such act with public health provisions". Texas State Historical Association. Retrieved 13 February 2023.
  3. ^ "We Are Austin Public Health!" (PDF). AustinTexas.gov. Retrieved 13 February 2023.
  4. ^ "Austin Public Health Name Change". Archived from the original on 9 January 2017. Retrieved 13 February 2023.((cite web)): CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  5. ^ "Community Services". AustinTexas.gov. Retrieved 10 February 2023.
  6. ^ "Disease Prevention and Health Promotion". AustinTexas.gov. Retrieved 11 February 2023.
  7. ^ "Environmental Health Services". AustinTexas.gov. Retrieved 11 February 2023.
  8. ^ "Epidemiology and Public Health Preparedness". AustinTexas.gov. Retrieved 10 February 2023.
  9. ^ "Health Equity and Community Engagement". AustinTexas.gov. Retrieved 11 February 2023.
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