Maryland Department of Health

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For other uses, see Department of Health and Mental Hygiene.
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; -76.621194Coordinates: 39°18′07″N 76°37′16″W / 39.301917°N 76.621194°W / 39.301917; -76.621194
Agency executives
  • Dennis R. Schrader, Secretary of Health
  • Aliya C. Jones, M.D., Deputy Secretary, Behavioral Health
  • Bernard A. Simons, Deputy Secretary, Developmental Disabilities
  • Vacant, Deputy Secretary, Health Care Financing & Chief Operating Officer
  • Atif T. Chaudhry, Deputy Secretary, Operations
  • Jinlene Chan, M.D., (acting), Deputy Secretary, Public Health Services
  • Bryan I. Mroz, Assistant Secretary & Chief Medical Officer
  • Webster Ye, Assistant Secretary for Health Policy
  • 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 Dennis R. Schrader.[1][2] Previous secretaries have included Robert R. Neall, Joshua Sharfstein, and Georges C. Benjamin.[3]

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.[4] Although the department itself was formed in 1969, some of its origins go back to the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries.[4]

References[]

  1. ^ "Maryland Department of Health". Maryland Manual On-Line. Maryland State Archives. April 13, 2021. Retrieved April 19, 2021.
  2. ^ "Dennis R. Schrader, Maryland Secretary of Health". Maryland Manual On-Line. Maryland State Archives. April 2, 2021. Retrieved April 19, 2021.
  3. ^ "Departments - Former Secretaries - DHMH". Maryland Manual On-Line. Maryland State Archives. December 2, 2020. Retrieved December 3, 2020.
  4. ^ Jump up to: a b "Maryland Department of Health: Origin". Maryland Manual On-Line. Maryland State Archives. October 21, 2017. Retrieved February 19, 2018.

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