Vision, Mission, and Guiding Principles
Our Vision:
Our shared vision is for WCCHD to lead Williamson County to be the healthiest county in Texas. We are:
• The recognized authority for unified health initiatives,
• Fully integrated and aligned with the communities we serve,
• The trusted countywide public health resource,
• A coalition builder, and
• A strategic and data-driven agency.
Our Mission:
In partnership with communities, WCCHD will promote and protect the health of the people of Williamson County.
Our Guiding Principles:
1. The highest standards of honesty and integrity will never be compromised for any reason.
2. All employees will be treated with respect and dignity.
3. High levels of competency and performance will be expected from all employees.
4. We will provide “World Class” customer service. We will make every effort to communicate what we can do for a citizen-customer, as opposed to what we cannot do.
5. We will work to continuously evaluate and improve the services that we provide to our clients.
6. We will enforce laws in a fair and equitable manner, always using as a standard “Does this action pass the test of common sense?”
7. The concept of teamwork, throughout the Health District, will be encouraged and expected.
8. We will solicit and encourage new ideas from all levels of the organization with the understanding that input from every employee is valuable.
9. We will cultivate partnerships and collaborate with individuals, groups, and agencies in the interest of improving public health services in Williamson County.
10. We will establish goals and routinely measure our performance.
11. We will be a flexible organization that can adapt to change as needed.
12. We will learn from our failures and celebrate our successes
Our agency was known as the Williamson County Health Department until 1989 when it was organized as a health district, a separate governmental entity under Texas law. The Williamson County and Cities Health District (WCCHD) was established via a cooperative agreement between the governing bodies of the cities of Cedar Park, Georgetown, Round Rock, and Taylor and the Williamson County Commissioners Court.
The cooperative agreement was updated in 1992 and in 2007 at which time the cities of Liberty Hill and Hutto joined the Health District, in 2013 when Leander also joined as a member government, and most recently in 2021.
Disclaimer:
WCCHD created its official website (www.wcchd.org) as a public service to provide information about WCCHD services and related health information. The website is a supplement to, and not a replacement for, information available from WCCHD offices.
WCCHD reserves the right to determine what information shall and shall not be placed on the website. The website is a public information resource that gives a high-level overview of the organizational mission, structure, and operation of WCCHD.
Links to organizations outside of WCCHD will be limited to local, state and federal government agencies and other local community partners and stakeholders that support the services and mission of WCCHD.
WILLIAMSON COUNTY AND CITIES HEALTH DISTRICT WEBSITE MISSION:
- Provide access to material about WCCHD services, programs and activities, Member Governments, Board of Health members and staff, and facilities;
- Offer information in an effective and time-efficient manner;
- Manage the links and material on the website to ensure that WCCHD information is easily discernible
