The Massachusetts Department of Public Health is a governmental agency of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts with various responsibilities related to public health within that state. It is headquartered in Boston and headed by Commissioner Robbie Goldstein, MD, PhD.[1]
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Formed | June 21, 1869 |
Jurisdiction | Massachusetts |
Headquarters | 250 Washington St Boston, Massachusetts |
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Website | Official website |
Broadly stated, the goal of the Massachusetts Department of Public Health is to:
serve all the people in the Commonwealth, particularly the under served, and to promote healthy people, healthy families, healthy communities and healthy environments through compassionate care, education and prevention.[2]
Among the bureaus and programs of the Massachusetts Department of Public Health are the following: