Arkansas Department of Health

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Arkansas Department of Health
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Agency overview
FormedFebruary 25, 1913
Reorganized 1971
JurisdictionState of Arkansas
Headquarters4815 West Markham Street
Little Rock, Arkansas 72205
Annual budgetIncrease2.svg $506,221,156 [2]
Agency executives
  • Renee Mallory, Interim Secretary of Health
  • Joe Bates, Deputy State Health Officer and Chief Science Officer
  • Stephanie C. Williams, Deputy Director for Public Health Programs
Parent agencyArkansas State Board of Health
Child agency
  • County health departments
Key document
Website healthy.arkansas.gov

The Arkansas Department of Health (ADH or commonly Health Department within the state) is a department of the government of Arkansas under the Governor of Arkansas. It is responsible for protecting health and well-being for all Arkansans. ADH is a unified health department, with a central office coordinating among 94 local health units.

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The ADH is a cabinet level agency in the executive branch of government responsible for implementation of the rules and regulations promulgated by the Arkansas State Board of Health. The Board of Health nominates the Director of ADH. Each county has a County Health Officer, appointed by the county judge and approved by the Board.

Boards and Commissions

In Arkansas's shared services model of state government, the cabinet-level agencies assist boards and commissions who have an overlapping scope. ADH supports:

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Commissions
Councils
Committees

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References

  1. Staff of the Arkansas Department of Finance and Administration (2022). "State of Arkansas Appropriation Summary" (PDF). 2022 Budget. Little Rock: Arkansas Department of Finance and Administration . Retrieved February 26, 2023.
  2. Fiscal Year 2022 [1]

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