City of Austin | Performance Measures

City of Austin

Performance Measures

Austin Public Health
Department Director: Adrienne Sturrup - Director
Department Website: http://www.austintexas.gov/department/health
Department Phone: 512-972-5000

Department Mission

Austin Public Health (APH) strives to prevent disease, promote health, and protect the well-being of the community. The role of public health is to promote community welfare and self-sufficiency, and to protect the community from infectious diseases, epidemics, and environmental or social hazards. To achieve these goals, Austin Public Health provides a range of programs and services that support healthy behaviors, prevent diseases, provide food protection, offer lifesaving immunizations, prepare, and respond to public health emergencies, and help people navigate through crises.

Department Goals

Promote healthy development and healthy behaviors across all life stages.
Prevent and control chronic disease and risk factors.
Minimize the public's exposure to environmental hazards, infectious diseases, and foodborne illness
Provide emergency response actions to prevent, respond to, and rapidly recover from public health threats, both natural and man-made.
Prevent and control the spread of HIV, STIs, TB, and vaccine preventable diseases within the general population.
Promote health equity, eliminate disparities, and assist people in achieving wellness, stability, and self-sufficiency.
Use science, data, and a prevention-focused approach to guide and support health and racial equity

Key Performance Indicators

  1. Average of Travis County School Vaccination Rates
  2. One epidemiologist per 100,000 population employed by Austin Public Health
  3. Percent of black women enrolled in WIC during pregnancy who are actively participating in WIC who subsequently breastfeed their children.
  4. Percent of clients supported through APH, including through community-based preventative health screenings, who follow through with referrals
  5. Percent of employees who have completed public health emergency preparedness training
  6. Percent of newly diagnosed HIV patients linked to HIV-related medical care
  7. Percentage of retail and food service fixed establishment routine inspections that are substantially compliant