The San Antonio Metropolitan Health District is the public health agency charged by State law, City code, and County resolution with the responsibility for providing public health programs in San Antonio and unincorporated areas of Bexar County.
Although Metro Health is a City/County organization, administrative control is under the City of San Antonio and Metro Health is operated as a City department.
Major Services
- Regulatory functions:
- Environmental monitoring
- Health code enforcement
- Preventive health services:
- Chronic disease prevention
- Asthma management
- Clinical and laboratory services
- Communicable disease control
- Oral health
- Maternal, child and infant health:
- Health education
- Community outreach
- Teen pregnancy prevention
- Violence prevention:
- Domestic violence services
- Neighborhood engagement
- Health equity
- Epidemiology & Informatics
- Advancing policy change and partnerships
- Emergency planning and disaster response