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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 Laura Herrera Scott.[1] Previous secretaries have included Dennis R. Schrader, Robert R. Neall, Joshua Sharfstein, and Georges C. Benjamin.[2]
| Agency overview | |
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| Formed | 1969 (as the Maryland Department of Health and Mental Hygiene) June 30, 2017 (as the Maryland Department of Health) |
| Jurisdiction | State of Maryland |
| Headquarters | 201 W. Preston Street, Baltimore, Maryland, US 39.301917°N 76.621194°W |
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| Website | health |
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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] In January 2022, the department disclosed a ransomware cyberattack discovered in the previous month causing disruption in healthcare systems already stressed by the COVID-19 surge.[4]
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