City of Nashua Division of Public Health & Community Services
The City of Nashua Division of Public Health and Community Services (DPHCS) is the Chief Public Health Strategist for the Greater Nashua Public Health Region (GNPHR), and the first accredited health department in New Hampshire (NH). We provide a range of direct services and engage a variety of partners on strategic initiatives to ensure the health and well being of every member of our community. Our Mission To promote, protect, and preserve the health and well being of the Greater Nashua Public Health Region through leadership and community collaboration. Our Vision To have an informed, safe, healthy, and resilient community where all people can thrive and prosper. Our Values As Chief Public Health Strategists, we subscribe to the following: - Integrity: We are a trusted source providing essential public health services and credible messaging to ensure a resilient community where all people can thrive and prosper. - Leadership: We work collaboratively with our community and partners to develop and implement public health priorities and initiatives that are quality-focused and data-driven. - Adaptability: We are a committed workforce that continually improves our professional skill set and capabilities to respond effectively to emerging public health challenges and the ever-changing landscape. - Respect: We are committed to instituting a culturally informed environment, using an equity lens, that supports the inclusion and openness to a diversity of values, beliefs, and traditions.
