Our mission is to increase the capacity for equitable and mutually beneficial partnerships with our neighbors: local, regional and national. We use participatory approaches to achieve this goal by:

1. Integrating community voices in all our efforts
2. Sharing resources and information about health and health care
3. Identifying and supporting community strengths and assets
4. Facilitating collaborative efforts to obtain internal and external funding

In addition, our office is committed to the following core values:

• Equity: We are committed to increasing equity in health and health care, and in creating and fostering partnerships wherein all parties share equally in these efforts
• Integrity: We conduct our practice with honesty and with uncompromising adherence to strong moral and ethical principles and values
• Trust: We build meaningful partnerships through honesty and reliability
• Inclusion and diversity: We welcome and value the experiences, opinions and contributions of individuals from diverse backgrounds
• Accessibility: We work to make information and resources about health and health care available and accessible to all
• Transparency: We operate and communicate with openness and accountability
• Sustainability: We support efforts to achieve environmental, community and financial sustainability  
• Mobilization: We build capacity for action
• Transformation: We advocate for radical social and political changes that enhance health and well-being where we live, work and play