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Maryland Department of Health and Mental Hygiene
Michelle Gourdine, MD
Deputy Secretary
201 West Preston St.
Baltimore, MD 21201
 Phone: (410) 767-6505
Fax: (410) 767-6489
URL: http://www.dhmh.state.md.us/


Mission Statement

  
The Maryland Department of Health and Mental Hygiene's mission is to protect and promote health and prevent disease and injury. This is accomplished through the provision of population-based health services and core public health (assessment, assurance and policy development).

  • Geographic focus: Maryland
  • No membership
  • Other organizational activities (not directed specifically toward children): advocacy, education, grantmaking, organizing

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    Children's Environmental Health Activities

    		  
    The Office of Health Promotion works to promote policy and to educate the public and mobilize communities around the issues of clean indoor air and youth access to tobacco products. The Office of Children's Health collaborates with the Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention program located in the Maryland Department of the Environment to assure lead screening and follow up.

    Please note: the information presented above was provided and reviewed for accuracy by Maryland Department of Health and Mental Hygiene and was not verified independently by the Children's Environmental Health Network.
    Publication date: 5/5/99
    Updated: 2/18/2003

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