The mission of the California Conference of Local Health Department Nursing Directors (CCLHDND) is to provide leadership in the planning, implementation and evaluation of Public Health programs in the state; to articulate the role of Public Health Nursing (PHN) in California; to act as a leadership organization for public health nursing to facilitate changes in the delivery of public health services; and to evaluate the impact of these changes, and assure a professional and competent public health nursing workforce in the State.

Goals

The goals of CCLHDND are:

• To standardize and enhance the level of public health nursing practice in California.
• To assure a professional and competent public health nursing workforce in the state.
• To act as a leadership organization for public health nursing.
• To advocate for the needs of public health and public health nursing.
• To collaborate with the State Department of Health Services on matters relating to public health and public health nursing.
• To evaluate the effectiveness of public health nursing programs in the state.
• To provide a mechanism for CCLHDND to articulate/communicate with CCLHO.
• To share information, plan for and problem solve about improving and increasing the effectiveness of community health nursing and other health services.
• To facilitate and evaluate changes in the delivery of health care services.
• To provide educational opportunities for the administrative nurse.

To have a mechanism for Directors of Public Health Nursing in local official health agencies to be represented and provide input on health matters to the Department of Health Services, the legislature, CCLHO affiliates, and other groups concerned with community health and welfare issues.