Eddy County Community Health Council
Purpose and Vision of the Health Council
Purpose: The purpose of the Health Council is to assess and identify community health and safety issues and identify and support interventions to meet those needs by promoting awareness for the total well-being of the citizens of Eddy County.
The Council is comprised of at least 20 voting members. Voting membership is limited to those individuals who attend meetings on a regular basis and serve on at least one committee (Working Group). Eddy County Community Health Council (ECCHS) membership is designed to be in accordance with DOH Regulations of the 1991 County Maternal and Child Plan Act.
Vision: The ECCHS has a broad definition of health that includes consideration of issues such as economic conditions, education, employment, housing, families living in poverty, access to specialty health and mental health services, substance abuse and root causes of youth risk behaviors and their long term affects. The vision of the ECCHC is a community system in which a wide variety of factors are working synergistically to contribute to individual and community well being in Eddy County.