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Pennsylvania Department of Health 
Summary
Pennsylvania Department of Health is a cabinet-level agency in Pennsylvania.[1]
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| Agency overview | |
|---|---|
| Formed | April 27, 1905 |
| Jurisdiction | Commonwealth of Pennsylvania |
| Headquarters | 8th Floor West, Health and Welfare Building, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania |
| Agency executive |
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| Website | http://www.health.pa.gov |
Secretaries edit
| Name | Dates served | Appointed by |
|---|---|---|
| Samuel Gibson Dixon | 1905–1918 | Samuel W. Pennypacker |
| Edward Martin | 1919–1923 | William Cameron Sproul |
| Charles H. Miner | 1923–1927 | Gifford Pinchot |
| Theodore B. Appel | 1927–1935 | John Stuchell Fisher |
| Edith MacBride-Dexter | 1935–1939 | George Howard Earle |
| John J. Shaw | 1939–1941 | Arthur James |
| Alexander H. Stewart | 1942–1945 | |
| Harry W. West | 1945–1947 | Edward Martin |
| Norris W. Vaux | 1947–1951 | James H. Duff |
| Russell E. Teague | 1951–1955 | John S. Fine |
| Berwyn F. Mattison | 1955–1957 | George M. Leader |
| Charles L. Wilbar | 1957–1967 | |
| Thomas W. Georges | 1967 | Raymond P. Shafer |
| Ellsworth R. Browneller | 1970–1971 | |
| J. Finton Speller | 1971–1974 | Milton Shapp |
| Leonard Bachman | 1975–1979 | |
| Gordon K. MacLeod | 1979 | Dick Thornburgh |
| H. Arnold Muller | 1979–1987 | |
| N. Mark Richards | 1987–1991 | Bob Casey Sr. |
| Allan S. Noonan | 1992–1995 | |
| Peter J. Jannetta | 1995–1996 | Tom Ridge |
| Daniel F. Hoffman | 1996–1999 | |
| Robert S. Zimmerman | 1999–2003 | |
| Calvin B. Johnson | 2003–2008 | Ed Rendell |
| Everette James | 2008–2011 | |
| Eli Avila | 2011–2012 | Tom Corbett |
| Michael Wolf | 2012–2015 | |
| Karen Murphy | 2015-2017 | Tom Wolf |
| Rachel Levine | 2017–2021 | |
| Alison Beam (acting)[2] | 2021-2022 | |
| Keara Klineparter (Acting) | 2022 | |
| Denise Johnson (Acting) | 2022-2023 | |
| Debra Bogen | 2023-Present | Josh Shapiro |
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "Health: About Us". www.dsf.health.state.pa.us. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
- ^ "Gov. Wolf to Nominate Alison Beam as Secretary of Health, Names Dr. Wendy Braund as Interim Acting Physician General". Governor's Office. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. 22 January 2021. Retrieved 29 January 2021.
External links edit
- Pennsylvania Department of Health