Metro Public Health Department

The Metro Public Health Department (MPHD) serves the city-county jurisdiction of Nashville and Davidson County which includes urban, suburban, and rural areas. The work of the department is organized into six bureaus (Administration, Community Health, Environmental Health, Clinical Services, Communicable Disease, and Emergency Preparedness, Health Equity, and Population Health) and the Director of Health’s office. The MPHD workforce is composed of approximately 600 highly diverse and skilled employees working in 45 programs across six community locations. MPHD also partners with organizations across public, nonprofit, and private sectors in multiple capacities to promote and improve the community’s health. MPHD functions as convener, coordinator, and facilitator of multiple partnership coalitions that focus on leveraging and aligning local resources for community health improvement. The work of the department is guided by the 10 Essential Public Health Services that describe the essential functions of public health and the actions that public health departments provide to ensure safe, healthy, and vibrant communities.