Pursuant to Chapter 241, Statutes of 2006 (SB 162), effective July 1, 2007, specific programs and public health responsibilities vested with the former California Department of Health Services were transferred to the newly established California Department of Public Health (CDPH).

The mission of the CDPH is to protect and improve the health of all Californians. To fulfill its mission, the CDPH administers a broad range of population-based public and environmental health programs and has set the following goals:

• Promote healthy lifestyles and appropriate use of health services
• Prevent disease, disability and premature death
• Protect the public from unhealthy and unsafe environments
• Provide and ensure access to critical public health services
• Enhance public health emergency preparedness and response

Since department programs drive the need for infrastructure investment, each department has a related capital outlay program to support this need. For the specifics on the Department of Public Health's Capital Outlay Program see "Infrastructure Overview."