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:
EpidemiologyInvestigating foodborne illness and zoonotic and waterborne diseasesEmergency preparedness and bioterrorismControlling communicable diseaseHealth promotion and educationSchool 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 healthPublic health dentistry and oral healthNutritionVaccinations/preventable diseaseEliminating health disparitiesProvision of vital recordsEnvironmental healthMedical Quality AssuranceEpilepsyChronic diseaseSpinal cord injury prevention programsState Surgeon General's OfficeExecutive Staff OfficeGeneral CounselInspector GeneralLegislative PlanningCommunicationsEqual OpportunityMinority HealthDeputy Secretary for HealthBureau of Laboratory ServicesOffice of Public Health NursingOffice of Public Health ResearchInstitutional Review BoardDivision of Emergency Medical OperationsBureau of Emergency Medical ServicesOffice of Emergency OperationsOffice of Public Health PreparednessEmergency Medical EducationDivision of Health Access and TobaccoBrain and Spinal Cord InjuryEmergency Medical EducationHealth Professional RecruitmentRural HealthBureau of Statewide Pharmaceutical ServicesLocal Health CouncilsTobacco PreventionInjury PreventionDeputy State Health OfficerCounty Health DepartmentsStatewide Services AdministratorDivision of Environmental HealthCommunity Environmental HealthEnvironmental EpidemiologyWater ProgramsFacility ProgramsRadiation ControlOnsite SewageDivision of Disease ControlEpidemiologyImmunizationHIV/AIDSSexually Transmitted DiseasesTuberculosis Control and Refugee HealthSunland HospitalDivision of Family Health ServicesMental HealthFamily and Community HealthChronic Disease PreventionWIC and Nutrition ServicesChild Nutrition ProgramsDeputy State Health Officer Children's Medical Services (CMS)Division of CMS NetworkNetwork AdministrationNetwork OperationsDivision of Prevention and InterventionPrevention and Early InterventionCPT/Special TechnologyDeputy SecretaryDivision of AdministrationBudgetFinance and AccountingGeneral ServicesHuman Resource ManagementRevenue ManagementDivision of Medical Quality AssuranceManagement ServicesOperationsHealth Care Practitioner RegulationBoard DirectorsDivision of Disability DeterminationsMedical Disability Administrative ServicesMedical Disability Information ServicesMedical Disability Program ServicesMedical Disability Program OperationsDivision of Information TechnologyApplication Development and SupportInfrastructure and SupportPlanning and Quality AssuranceStrategic Information TechnologiesPerformance ImprovementPlanning, Evaluation and Data
