The mission of the Connecticut Department of Public Health is to protect and improve the health and safety of the people of Connecticut by:

-Assuring the conditions in which people can be healthy;
-Preventing disease, injury, and disability, and
-Promoting the equal enjoyment of the highest attainable standard of health, which is a human right and a
priority of the state.

Vision Statement: Healthy People in Healthy Connecticut Communities

Organizational Structure:

-Affirmative Action (also known interchangeably as Equal Employment Opportunity)
-Communications/Government Relations
-Community, Family and Health Equity
-Drinking Water Section
-Environmental Health Section
-Health Statistics and Surveillance
-Healthcare Quality and Safety
-Infectious Disease
-Office of Health Care Access
-Office of the General Counsel
-Operational & Support Services
-Public Health Laboratory