Office of Strategic Initiatives
The Office of Strategic Initiatives seeks to bridge the evidence-based strategies and resources of TDH with local knowledge, priorities, and leadership.
We guide the department’s strategic planning process and support Tennessee’s County Health Councils with the help of TDH staff and partners to implement upstream, innovative solutions to public health challenges. We do this through process facilitation, technical assistance, policy expertise, and relationship-building.
TDH's Strategic Plan
The Tennessee Department of Health's Strategic Plan supports operationalizing progress across the TDH enterprise, with a process committed to continuous improvement, collaboration, and evaluation. Cross-sectoral goal teams from around the state build on our efforts in the following strategic priority areas.
Prevention | Access | Efficiency | Engagement | Equity | Workforce | Excellence | Innovation
Vision
Healthy People
Healthy Communities
Healthy Tennessee
Mission
Protect, promote, and improve the health and well-being of all people in Tennessee.
Values
Trust
Compassion
Service
Excellence
Contact OSI
Email health.councils@tn.gov for more information about OSI's work with Tennessee's County Health Councils.
Jen Trail, Director, jennifer.trail@tn.gov
Lindsay Randall, Deputy Director, lindsay.randall@tn.gov