The Florida Department of Health is responsible for protecting the public health and safety of the residents and visitors of the state of Florida. It is a cabinet-level agency of the state government, headed by a state surgeon general who reports to the governor. The department has its headquarters in Tallahassee.
During the 1996 legislative session, the beleaguered Florida Department of Health and Rehabilitative Services was reconstructed as two entities: the Department of Health and the Florida Department of Children and Families.
The Florida Department of Health operates county health departments in all 67 of the state’s counties. The agency employs more than 17,000 persons. It has worked on two-year-old immunizations, tobacco control, and statewide preparedness response efforts.
The Florida Department of Health is responsible for public health, including:
Epidemiology
Investigating foodborne illness and zoonotic and waterborne diseases
Emergency preparedness and bioterrorism
Controlling communicable disease
Health promotion and education
School health. The department manages the school health services program in cooperation with the Florida Department of Education. Funding comes from a variety of sources, including DOH and local school districts.
Women's health
Public health dentistry and oral health
Nutrition
Vaccinations/preventable disease
Eliminating health disparities
Provision of vital records
Environmental health
Medical Quality Assurance
Epilepsy
Chronic disease
Spinal cord injury prevention programs
State Surgeon General's Office
Executive Staff Office
General Counsel
Inspector General
Legislative Planning
Communications
Equal Opportunity
Minority Health
Deputy Secretary for Health
Bureau of Laboratory Services
Office of Public Health Nursing
Office of Public Health Research
Institutional Review Board
Division of Emergency Medical Operations
Bureau of Emergency Medical Services
Office of Emergency Operations
Office of Public Health Preparedness
Emergency Medical Education
Division of Health Access and Tobacco
Brain and Spinal Cord Injury
Emergency Medical Education
Health Professional Recruitment
Rural Health
Bureau of Statewide Pharmaceutical Services
Local Health Councils
Tobacco Prevention
Injury Prevention
Deputy State Health Officer
County Health Departments
Statewide Services Administrator
Division of Environmental Health
Community Environmental Health
Environmental Epidemiology
Water Programs
Facility Programs
Radiation Control
Onsite Sewage
Division of Disease Control
Epidemiology
Immunization
HIV/AIDS
Sexually Transmitted Diseases
Tuberculosis Control and Refugee Health
Sunland Hospital
Division of Family Health Services
Mental Health
Family and Community Health
Chronic Disease Prevention
WIC and Nutrition Services
Child Nutrition Programs
Deputy State Health Officer Children's Medical Services (CMS)
Division of CMS Network
Network Administration
Network Operations
Division of Prevention and Intervention
Prevention and Early Intervention
CPT/Special Technology
Deputy Secretary
Division of Administration
Budget
Finance and Accounting
General Services
Human Resource Management
Revenue Management
Division of Medical Quality AssuranceManagement Services
Operations
Health Care Practitioner Regulation
Board Directors
Division of Disability Determinations
Medical Disability Administrative Services
Medical Disability Information Services
Medical Disability Program Services
Medical Disability Program Operations
Division of Information Technology
Application Development and Support
Infrastructure and Support
Planning and Quality Assurance
Strategic Information Technologies
Performance Improvement
Planning, Evaluation and Data
