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Alabama Department of Public Health 
The main objectives of the Alabama Department of Public Health are to serve the people of Alabama by assuring conditions in which they can be healthy. The Department is organized into bureaus that foc... Details >
Alaska Department of Health and Social Services
The purpose of the Division of Public Health is to use the best scientific knowledge to set public policy, and assure provision of services, which guarantee the health of all Alaskans, that they may l... Details >
Arizona Department of Health Services
The Arizona Department of Health Services administers mental health, disease control, environmental health, and family health services in Arizona. The Office of Health Education provides technical as... Details >
Arkansas Department of Health
The Arkansas Department of Health (ADH) mission is to promote public health policies and practices that assure a healthy quality of life for Arkansans. ADH is comprised of ten business units, includin... Details >
California Department of Public Health
The California Department of Public Health was established by Senate Bill 162 on July 1, 2007 within the existing Health and Human Services Agency. The goals of the California Department of Public Hea... Details >
Colorado Department of Human Services
Colorado Department of Human Services consists of over 7,500 county or state employees dedicated to providing human services to Colorado residents. It provides services through 63 county or district d... Details >
Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment
The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment is charged with protecting and maintaining the health and environment of the citizens of Colorado. The Department has 13 main health and envir... Details >
Connecticut Department of Public Health
The Department of Public Health (DPH) is the state's leader in public health policy and advocacy. The agency is the center of a comprehensive network of public health services, and is a partner to loc... Details >
Delaware Health and Social Services
The mission of the Delaware Health and Social Services (DHSS) is to protect and enhance the health of the people of Delaware by working together with others; addressing issues that affect the health o... Details >
District of Columbia Department of Health
The District of Columbia Department of Health provides an extensive range of health care services, human services, and information materials. Direct health services include blood tests, cardiac and c... Details >
Florida Department of Health
The Florida Department of Health and Rehabilitative Services was reorganized during the Florida legislative 1996 session. The result was two separate Departments: the Florida Department of Health and ... Details >
Georgia Division of Public Health
The Georgia Division of Public Health is responsible for the administration and delivery of extensive health care services and public health functions. The Division's services include child health, d... Details >
Hawaii Department of Health
The Hawaii Department of Health provides a variety of health services through the following offices: Environmental Health Administration; Behavioral Health Services Administration; the Health Promotio... Details >
Idaho Department of Health and Welfare
The Idaho Department of Health and Welfare (DHW) was created in 1974 to provide for the health and human services needs of the people of Idaho. The DHW seeks to achieve its goals through the followin... Details >
Illinois Department of Public Health
The Illinois Department of Public Health is responsible for health promotion and disease prevention, health care regulation, and health care delivery services in Illinois. The Office of Health Care R... Details >
Indiana State Department of Health
The Indiana State Department of Health supports Indiana's economic prosperity and quality of life by promoting, protecting, and providing for the health of hoosiers in their communities. The Departme... Details >
Iowa Department of Public Health
The Iowa Department of Public Health exists to promote, protect, and ensure the health and well-being of Iowans and to provide for access, quality, and affordability of health care services. The Depar... Details >
Kansas Department of Health and Environment
The Kansas Department of Health and Environment was created in 1974 to replace the Kansas State Board of Health, established in 1885. The Department consists of the Office of the Secretary with all s... Details >
Kentucky Cabinet for Health and Family Services
The Department for Public Health of the Kentucky Cabinet for Health Services oversees public health services for the state of Kentucky.... Details >
Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals
The Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals (DHH) provides preventive care, community support, and residential care services to the poor, the physically disabled, people with mental disabilities,... Details >
Maine Department of Health and Human Services
The Maine Department of Health and Human Services provides an array of health and human services to the State's citizens. The Department is divided into a number of bureaus and units, including: Eld... Details >
Maryland Department of Health and Mental Hygiene
The mission of the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene is to protect and promote the health of the public by creating healthy people in healthy communities; to strengthen partnerships between stat... Details >
Massachusetts Department of Public Health
The Massachusetts Department of Public Health (DPH) is mandated by State law to "maintain, protect, and improve the health and well being of the people." To do this, DHP is divided into a central off... Details >
Michigan Department of Community Health
The Michigan Department of Community Health (MDCH) is one of 18 principal departments of state government. The department, the largest in state government, is responsible for health policy and managem... Details >
Minnesota Department of Health
The Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) is responsible for protecting, maintaining and improving the health of Minnesotans. The department operates programs in the areas of disease prevention and con... Details >
Mississippi State Department of Health
The Mississippi State Department of Health aims to assist every community in the state to achieve the best possible health status for its citizens. The agency carries out this mission through investi... Details >
Missouri State Department of Health and Senior Services
The Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services plans, coordinates, and delivers a variety of public health services to Missourians. These services, many of which are delivered by agencies or o... Details >
Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services
The Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services improves and protects the health, well-being and self-reliance of all Montanans by implementing public health programs and enforcing public h... Details >
Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services System
The Nebraska Health and Human Services System is composed of three departments: the department of Health & Human Services, P.O. Box 95044, Lincoln, NE 68509, (402) 471-2306; the Department of Health &... Details >
Nevada State Health Division
The Nevada Health Division develops and administers the public health programs for the State of Nevada. The Division maintains a pamphlet library of various health information materials, and provide... Details >
New Hampshire Office of Community and Public Health Services
The New Hampshire Office of Community and Public Health, located within the Department of Health and Human Services, is the state's public health agency with responsibility for assuring the health and... Details >
New Jersey Department of Health and Senior Services
The mission of the State of New Jersey Department of Health and Senior Services is to foster accessible and high-quality health and senior services to help all people in New Jersey achieve optimal hea... Details >
New Mexico Department of Health
The New Mexico Department of Health coordinates the delivery of health services through its 50 local health offices. Services are generally free of charge and include health screening, counseling, inf... Details >
New York State Department of Health
The New York Department of Health ensures that high quality appropriate health services are available to all New York State residents at a reasonable cost. Department functions and responsibilities i... Details >
North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services
The mission of the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services is to serve the people of North Carolina by enabling individuals, families, and communities to be healthy and secure, and to a... Details >
North Dakota Department of Health
The primary goal of the North Dakota Department of Health is to ensure that the state is a healthy place to live and that each person has an equal opportunity to enjoy good health. The Department is ... Details >
Ohio Department of Health
The Ohio Department of Health coordinates and plans health services, offers consultation and technical assistance to service providers, directly provides a variety of health services, and conducts pub... Details >
Oklahoma State Department of Health
The Oklahoma Department of Health provides consultation, information, and diagnostic and treatment services through programs in local health departments and through its central office. The Health Edu... Details >
Oregon Department of Human Services- Health Services
The mission of the public health office of the Department of Human Services is to protect, preserve and promote the health of all the people of Oregon. To prevent unnecessary death and disability, imp... Details >
Pennsylvania Department of Health
The Pennsylvania Department of Health's mission is identified through its slogan "....in pursuit of good health," and all its activities are defined by its functions: health needs assessment, resource... Details >
Rhode Island Department of Health
The Department of Health is a multifaceted state agency with broad-ranging public health responsibilities. The vision statement of the Department of Health is for all people in Rhode Island to have th... Details >
South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control
The South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC) was formed in 1973 as the agency responsible for advising the State in matters pertaining to health and the environment. It ha... Details >
South Dakota Department of Health
The South Dakota Department of Health's mission is to prevent disease and promote health, ensure access to needed, high-quality health care, and efficiently manage public health resources. The depart... Details >
Tennessee Department of Health
The Department of Health works to insure the quality care through the licensure and regulation of health professionals, such as doctors, nurses, and dentists, and of health care facilities, such as ho... Details >
Texas Department of State Health Services
Texas Department of State Health services focus on preventing disease, protecting health, and promoting safe and healthy living. The Department consists of a public health network that includes local,... Details >
Texas Health and Human Services Commission
The Texas Health and Human Commission (HHSC) provides oversight for the state’s health and human services agencies and programs. In addition, HHSC directly administers programs that provide assistanc... Details >
Utah Department of Health
The Utah Department of Health offers health services and protection to Utah residents. The divisions include Community Health Services, Health Care Resources, Health Care Financing, Family Health Ser... Details >
Vermont Department of Health
The Vermont Department of Health (VDH) is the state's public health agency. The Department provides preventive and promotional maternal and child health services; prenatal care; diagnostic, counseling... Details >
Virginia Department of Health
The Virginia Department of Health is an umbrella organization responsible for comprehensive planning and delivery of a wide variety of public health programs and family health services. Specific progr... Details >
Washington State Department of Health
The Washington State Department of Health has responsibility for the administration of public health programs for Washington. The following community-based programs and services are funded or provided... Details >
West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources, Bureau for Public Health
The Bureau for Public Health directs public health activities at all levels within the state to fulfill the core functions of public health: the assessment of community health status and available re... Details >
Wisconsin Department of Health and Family Services
The Wisconsin Department of Health and Family Services administers health programs to promote the health of Wisconsin residents in the areas of maternal and child health, dental health, and disease (a... Details >
Wyoming Department of Health
The Department administers and provides services in vital statistics, health planning, community mental health, dental health, preventive medicine, and child health. Administrative services include p... Details >