Comanche County Health Department Among First to Receive National Accreditation

The Comanche County Health Department is one of 11 public health departments in the nation to receive newly established national public health department accreditation status through the Public Health Accreditation Board (PHAB)....

 

Comanche County Health Department

Welcome to the web site of the Comanche County Health Department. We hope that you use the information on this site to promote your personal health, the health of your family and the health of our community.

As your local health department, we are working to fulfill our MISSION, "To Protect And Promote Health Of The Citizens of Oklahoma, To Prevent Disease And Injury, And To Assure The Conditions By Which Our Citizens Can Be Healthy."  Our VISION is "Creating a State of Health."

We do this by monitoring the health of our community, identifying and responding to health threats, providing timely and accurate information, enforcing laws that protect health and providing quality services to prevent and control disease.

In the spring of 2010, Comanche County embarked on a process to assess the comprehensive health status of the county, with the intent of organizing our approach to improved health. To facilitate an organized, comprehensive approach to this endeavor, organizers followed the nationally recognized ―Mobilizing for Action toward Planning and Partnership (MAPP) process. The assessment phase of this process is outlined below.  To learn more about Comanche County’s health status see the following Community Health Assessment and attachments:

Comanche County Community Health Assessment

• Attachment A – 2010 Community Health Survey
• Attachment B – 2010 Lawton Middle School Survey
• Attachment C – 2010 Oklahoma Prevention Needs Assessment
• Attachment D – Local Health System Performance Assessment
• Attachment E – 2008 Oklahoma’s State of the State Health Report
• Attachment F – 2010 OSDH Annual Summary of Infectious Diseases
• Attachment G – 2010 State of the County’s Health Report – Comanche County
• Attachment H – 2007 Comanche County Health Profile
• Attachment I – Oklahoma Kids Count Factbook
• Attachment J – U.S. Census Data
• Attachment K – Comanche County Forces of Change Focus Group

Once the assessment phase was complete, organizers used the data to select priority areas for health improvement--Obesity, Tobacco Use and Prevention, Violence, Sexual Health, and Access to Care.  The Comanche County Health Improvement Plan is the culmination of that work, and provides the platform for our next phase; a phase where we plan, implement, and evaluate strategies to reach our objectives. Workgroups for each priority area meet quarterly. 

To learn more about Comanche County’s Health Improvement Plan, follow the above link.

Public comments are welcome. To comment or volunteer to assist in health improvement efforts, please contact: Janette New (janette@health.ok.gov) or Dana Webb-Randall (danaw@health.ok.gov).  You may also contact them at the following number 580-248-5890.  

Comanche County Health Department services vary as to days, times, eligibility, and fees, if any.   Comanche County Health Department is an equal opportunity provider.

Accessibility 

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Contact Information

Physical Address: 1010 South Sheridan, Lawton, OK  73501
Mailing Address: P.O. Box 87, Lawton, OK  73502
Phone: (580) 248-5890
Toll Free Phone: (800) 788-3628
Fax: (580) 585-6621