Maryland Department of Health

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 acting secretary is Dennis R. Schrader.[1] Previous secretaries have included Robert R. Neall, Joshua Sharfstein, and Georges C. Benjamin.[2]

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
39.301917°N 76.621194°W / 39.301917; -76.621194
Agency executives
  • Dennis R. Schrader, Secretary of Health (acting)
  • 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

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] Although the department itself was formed in 1969, some of its origins go back to the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries.[3]

References
  1. "Maryland Department of Health". Maryland State Archives. Annapolis, Maryland: Maryland Manual On-Line. December 2, 2020. Retrieved December 3, 2020.
  2. "Departments - Former Secretaries - DHMH". Maryland State Archives. Annapolis, Maryland: Maryland Manual On-Line. December 2, 2020. Retrieved December 3, 2020.
  3. "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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