Maryland Department of Health

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Maryland Department of Health
Agency overview
Formed1969 (1969) (as the Maryland Department of Health and Mental Hygiene)
June 30, 2017 (2017-06-30) (as the Maryland Department of Health)
JurisdictionState of Maryland
Headquarters201 W. Preston Street, Baltimore, Maryland, US
39°18′07″N 76°37′16″W / 39.301917°N 76.621194°W / 39.301917; -76.621194
Agency executives
  • Robert R. Neall, Secretary of Health
  • Dennis R. Schrader, Chief Operating Officer and Medicaid Director
  • Barbara J. Bazron, Deputy Secretary, Behavioral Health
  • Bernard A. Simons, Deputy Secretary, Developmental Disabilities
  • Vacant, Deputy Secretary
  • Vacant, Deputy Secretary, Operations
  • Howard M. Haft, Deputy Secretary, Public Health Services
  • Kathleen A. Ellis, Principal Counsel
Websitehealth.maryland.gov

The Maryland Department of Health is an agency of the government of Maryland responsible for public health issues. The Department is headed by a Secretary who is a member of the Executive Council/Cabinet of the Governor of Maryland, currently the secretary is Robert R. Neall.[1] Previous secretaries have included Joshua Sharfstein, and Georges C. Benjamin.[2]

History

The Department was formed in 1969 as the Maryland Department of Health and Mental Hygiene and was known by this name until June 30, 2017.[3] Though the department itself was formed in 1969, some of its origins go back to the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries.[3]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Maryland Department of Health". Maryland State Archives. Annapolis, Maryland: Maryland Manual On-Line. February 16, 2018. Retrieved February 19, 2018.
  2. ^ "Departments - Former Secretaries - DHMH". Maryland State Archives. Annapolis, Maryland: Maryland Manual On-Line. January 9, 2018. Retrieved February 19, 2018. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |1= (help)
  3. ^ a b "Maryland Department of Health: Origin". Maryland State Archives. Annapolis, Maryland: Maryland Manual On-Line. October 21, 2017. Retrieved February 19, 2018.

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