About Us
Joseph M. Connor, Director
619 Ann Avenue
Kansas City, KS 66101
Phone: 913-321-4803
Fax: 913-321-7932
Email: jconnor@wycokck.org
Joe Connor Bio
Office hours: Monday through Friday 8:30 am to 5:00 pm
Selected services available on Thursday evening.
The Essential Public Health Services listed below provide a working definition of public health and a guiding framework for the responsibilities of local public health systems.
Essential Public Health Services
- Monitor health status to identify and solve community health problems.
- Diagnose and investigate health problems and health hazards in the community.
- Inform, educate, and empower people about health issues.
- Mobilize community partnerships and action to identify and solve health problems.
- Develop policies and plans that support individual and community health efforts.
- Enforce laws and regulations that protect health and ensure safety.
- Link people to needed personal health services and assure the provision of health care when otherwise unavailable.
- Assure competent public and personal health care workforce.
- Evaluate effectiveness, accessibility, and quality of personal and population-based health services.
- Research for new insights and innovative solutions to health problems.
Our Vision Statement… Leading the way to a healthier community and cleaner environment through community partnerships and the support of the Unified Government.
Our Mission Statement… Monitor and assess health status indicators to identify community health problems, promote and encourage healthy lifestyle behaviors.
