Public health is essential for all of us.We're quietly at work to protect your health.Every day, Tacoma-Pierce County Health Department works so you can enjoy a meal, drink tap water, breathe clean air, and stay healthy and disease free. That's why public health is essential. We employ approximately 300 employees in Tacoma, Washington.Vision Healthy People in Healthy Communities. MissionWe protect and improve the health of all people and places in Pierce County. Priorities•People are healthy and safe here.•People have equitable opportunities for health.•Children, families and communities thrive.

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