The mission of the Ohio Department of Health's Division of Family and Community Health Services (DFCHS) is to assure Access to Health Services for Ohioans. The division’s goals are to:
Assure access to high quality interdisciplinary, culturally appropriate/competent health services.
Assure availability of health professionals appropriately trained in primary care and other specialties needed to deliver health services to underserved areas and populations including individuals with disabilities.
Assure access to and availability of high quality clinical health services for persons with special health care needs.
Assure access to a statewide system of early intervention services for infants and toddlers who are delayed, disabled, or at risk and their families.
Assure access to and availability of supplemental nutrition services.
Develop community-based systems of health care including non-traditional/alternative settings.
