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The California Department of Public Health (CDPH) is the state department responsible for public health in California. It is a subdivision of the California Health and Human Services Agency . It enforces some of the laws in the California Health and Safety Codes , notably the licensing of some types of healthcare facilities.
State of California - Official website; California State Government Organization Archived 2010-10-06 at the Wayback Machine - Chart showing a hierarchy of the above departments and commissions
The agency is headed by the Secretary of the California Health and Human Services Agency, with headquarters in Sacramento. [1] Many of the laws in the California Health and Safety Code are enforced by CHHS components. On March 6, 2019, Governor Gavin Newsom nominated Mark Ghaly to be Secretary of CHHS. [2]
Barbara Ferrer, Director of LA County Department of Public Health. Until the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors approved the establishment of Public Health on May 30, 2006, public health functions were assumed by the Los Angeles County Department of Health Services.
It was formerly known as the California Department of Health Services, which was reorganized in 2007 into the DHCS and the California Department of Public Health. [1] On September 10, 2019, DHCS Director Jennifer Kent announced her resignation, effective September 30, 2019. [ 2 ]
The Hazardous Waste Control Act of 1972 [3] established legal standards for hazardous waste. Accordingly, in 1972, the Department of Health Services (now called the California Health and Human Services Agency) created a hazardous waste management unit, staffing it in 1973 with five employees concerned primarily with developing regulations and setting fees for the disposal of hazardous waste.
In 2011, the Greater Los Angeles Area experienced an epidemic West Nile virus year, with activity levels almost reaching those recorded for 2004 and 2008. The California Department of Public Health documented 158 West Nile virus human cases with 9 of those cases resulting in fatalities. In September 2011, an infestation of the Asian tiger ...
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