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Annotation: This agency changed its name from Maryland Department of Health and Mental Hygiene on July 1, 2017. The Maryland Department of Health has four major divisions – Public Health Services, Behavioral Health, Developmental Disabilities, and Health Care Financing (the Medicaid program). In addition, the department has 20 boards that license and regulate health care professionals; and various commissions that issue grants, and research and make recommendations on issues that affect Maryland’s health care delivery system.

Keywords: Health departments, Maryland, State agencies

Annotation: The Public Health National Center for Innovations (PHNCI) serves as the national headquarters for empowering health departments to drive change and improve health. It provides a learning lab for health departments’ innovations; develops and shares resources, tools, education, and expertise; connects innovators within public health and across sectors, and monitors, disseminates, and builds the science of public health innovation.

Keywords: Health departments, Model programs, Public health

Annotation: The Thurston County Public Health and Social Services Department is responsible for promoting and protecting the health of Thurston County citizens. The four major areas within the department are Personal Health Services, which provides services to prevent illnesses and chronic diseases; Environmental Health, which monitors and responds to environmental conditions and issues that may impact the public's health; Social Services, which contracts to provide and coordinate mental health, chemical dependency and developmental disabilities services in Thurston and Mason counties; and Administration, which provides for the management and oversight of the department and includes a role in community leadership and planning.

Keywords: County governments, Health departments, Washington