Taichung County Public Health Bureau
Brief History
During the Japanese occupation, the Health Section of the Police Department in Taichung State was in charge of the health and sanitation affairs of the county.
After the restoration of Taiwan, the County Government set up a Health Section under the Bureau of Civil Affairs. In October 1950, administrative divisions of the Province were re-adjusted and the present Taichung County was established. In January 1977, with the new office building completed for the County Government, the old building at No. 498, Chung Shan Road, Fongyuan Township was sold.
The Bureau first moved to No. 21, Si-an Street, Fongyuan City, then to No. 136, Chung-sing Road, Fongyuan City in June 1996. Currently, the Public Health Bureau has 22 health offices spread throughout 21 townships, including Lishan Health Office and the County Institute for Prevention of Chronic Disease.
Based on its core values - being active, caring, practical, and innovative- the Bureau will expand its efforts to help all local residents  enjoy a quality and healthy life in an environment where professional medical care is offered.
Organization
The Organization of Taichung County Public Health Bureau includes the Medical Affairs Section、Food and Drug Administration Section、Health Management Section、Health Promotion Section、Disease Control Section、Public Health Laboratory Section、Health Planning and Information Technology Section、General Affairs Section、Personnel Office、Accounting Office、Civil Service Ethics Office and 22 Health Centers within Taichung County.
Services and Responsibilities
Medical Affairs Section
Management of medical institutions and medical professionals , medical quality control, emergency medical service, long-term care,  mental health, promotion of national health insurance and relevant affairs.
Food and Drug Administration Section
Management of drug stores, pharmaceutical companies, pharmaceuticals, cosmetic products and food cleanliness.
Health Management Section
Health management for women and children, screening for and managing cancer and chronic diseases, managing diabetes, occupational medicine, environmental medicine and other health management.
Health Promotion Section
Tobacco hazards prevention and control; promotion of the health of women, children and geriatric, community health, public nutrition and other issues related to health promotion.
Disease Control Section
Inspecting, monitoring, treating, reporting and preventing all acute and chronic diseases, vaccination, epidemic control in hospitals, health management of commercial settings, physical examination for immigrant workers.
Public Health Laboratory Section
Inspection of public sanitation and relevant affairs.
Health Planning and Information Technology Section
Health-related planning, research and development , services, information, laws and regulations, management of health centers and volunteer.
In addition, there is the General Affairs Section, Personnel Office, Accounting Office and Civil Service Ethics Office relevant affairs.
Administrative Goals and Key Points
Medical administration and mental health administration
Long term community care centers
Active community care for mental health patients
Medical administration improvement
Improving medical service in mountainous areas
Improving emergency medical care
Household check-up and screening projects
Food hygiene and drug administration
Managing food sources
Protecting food safety for customers
Supporting local industry
Management of pharmacists
Division of medicine and pharmacy
Management of cosmetic products
Management of drug and cosmetics advertisements
Drug hazard control center
Health management                                                                               
Healthcare for women and children, genetic services
Pregnancy and delivery services for expectant mothers not native to Taiwan
Cancer prevention and treatment
blood pressure reading stations in communities
diabetes care
Management of occupational healthcare
Health promotion
Encouraging breast feeding
Developing breast feeding-friendly environments and resources for breast feeding
Creating a Safe Living Environment
Promotion of infant health
Promoting two cups of milk per day
Creating an environment in which people are healthy and stay in shape, and promoting correct diet concepts.
Health promotion for the elderly in communities
Creating a Non-Smoking Environment
School Nutrition Policy
Promotion of occupational health
Saying no to betel nuts
Disease control 
Improving the network for epidemic prevention
Reducing TB cases by half in ten years
Increasing vaccination rate
AIDS prevention
Improving the health quality of commercial settings
Physical examination for immigrant workers

Health inspections
Inspecting food and water quality
Amoebic dysentery inspection and STD inspection services
Inspection quality advancement program

Health projects and information management                                     
Health projects
Research, evaluation and public services
Public service
Informational management
Health promotion and marketing
Management of healthcare centers
Volunteer services
Training for medical science in the community

Important Service
Integrated Household Health Screening Project
The Public Health Bureau is oriented towards “taking each community as a whole and taking each household as a basic unit” and endeavors to establish a comprehensive health care service mechanism in order to enhance quality health management for each household. Public health nurses at each public health center are responsible for visiting each household at their designated district and marking  down the results on a household visit record. Service objects and items are divided into four categories based on different age groups.
Denture Implant Subsidiary Plan
Since teeth loss is a serious problem for Taichung County senior citizens who are 70 years of age or above, we will keep carrying out the removable denture and denture implant subsidiary plan for them. Based on the results of oral health screening for senior citizens, we provide removable, fixed or partial removable denture implant services for Taichung County residents who are 70 years old or above.
Digital Mobile Clinic Car
In order to overcome the urban-rural differences in medical resources and to provide homogeneous health care services, HEALTH and HAPPINESS, the first 3-in-1 mobile clinic cars in Taiwan, integrate the functions of digital chest X-ray machine, multi-functional ultrasonic scanner, and vaginal smear examination. The mobile clinic cars play a supporting role to the township/city public health centers to promote the health check-up activity for the county residents. They take the initiative to provide people with health services and venture into outlying and remote areas of the county to offer appropriate and professional health examination services.
Our Vision
Enhance the quality of service in the Bureau by simplifying various procedures; listen to the people and provide them with suitable health care services; help the public know more about health care through training and promotion activities; ensure that our people are healthy.
Make full use of all available resources to design various health care services; bring the communities together to build a supportive environment for the health of our citizens.
Make our health care services more professional, innovative, efficient and friendly, so that our citizens can enjoy good medical service and health care.