Allegany Cnty Health Dept Addict Servs Lois E Jackson Unit

Assuring needed services are available and accessible through:
-- Assessing and monitoring health status;
-- Networking and building community partnerships;
-- Advocating and developing policy to resolve health needs .

Delivering appropriate direct services in a manner that is:
-- Consistent with highest professional standards;
-- Sensitive to local values and community acceptance;
-- Responsive to client needs;
-- Respectful of client dignity and freedom of choice;
-- Comprehensive by addressing the physical, emotional, and social needs of the client and significant caretaker;
-- Empowering people toward independence and individual responsibility.