Outlook and Focus
Montgomery County Office of Public Health, Division of Health Promotion; is managed and administered by the Office of Community Information and Education (OCIE).
Focus: Long term and sustainable improvements in population health.
- Integrate physical activity every day in every way
- Strengthen schools as part of health and safety
- Make healthy food choices available everywhere
- Market what matters for a safe and healthy life
- Activate employers to empower the health and safety of all employees
Activities: Effective in the community, organizations, schools, and worksites.
- Communication – Raising awareness through verbal and written strategies
- Social media, website, radio, flyers, brochures, etc.
- Education – Empowering behavior change and actions through increased knowledge.
- Planned learning activities, workshops, demonstrations, etc.
- Policy, Systems, and Environmental changes (PSE) – Making systematic changes
- Policy – Improve laws, rules, regulations
- Systems – Improve functional organizational components
- Environment – Improved economic, social, or physical environment
Learn more about our programs here.
