Our Mission and Vision

Our Mission

The Health Foundation of East Texas invests in solutions, initiatives, and partnerships that significantly improve community health and wellbeing. 

Our Vision for the Community

The Health Foundation of East Texas is a leading catalyst, trusted convener, and engaged partner in addressing the most pressing health issues in Smith County and the surrounding communities. 

Our Values

Impact

We focus on reducing health disparities and significantly improving community health and well-being.

Integrity

We hold ourselves and our partners accountable and treat everyone with fairness and respect.

Collaboration

We participate in, convene, and support partnerships so that we can collectively have a greater impact.

Learning

We learn from our partners and communities, using data to continuously improve our impact.