State | SHA | Health Officer’s position | Health Officer’s name | Website |
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Alabama | Alabama Department of Public Health | State Health Officer | Dr. Scott Harris, MD, MPH | http://alabamapublichealth.gov |
Alaska | Alaska Department of Health | Commissioner | Heidi Hedberg, BA | https://health.alaska.gov |
Arizona | Arizona Department of Health Services | Cabinet Executive Officer | Jennifer Cunico, MC | https://www.azdhs.gov |
Arkansas | Arkansas Department of Health | Secretary of Health | Renee Mallory, RN, BSN | https://healthy.arkansas.gov |
Director, State Health Officer Designee | Dr. Jennifer Dillaha, MD |
California | California Department of Public Health | Director, State Public Health Officer | Dr. Tomás Aragón, MD, DrPH | https://www.cdph.ca.gov |
Colorado | Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment | Executive Director | Jill Hunsaker Ryan, MPH | |
Connecticut | Connecticut State Department of Public Health | Commissioner | Dr. Manisha Juthani, MD | https://portal.ct.gov/dph |
Delaware | Delaware Division of Public Health (Delaware Department of Health and Social Services) | Commissioner | Steven L. Blessing, MA | https://dhss.delaware.gov/dph/ |
District of Columbia | District of Columbia Department of Health | Director | Dr. Ayanna Bennett, MD, MSPH, FAAP | https://dchealth.dc.gov/ |
Florida | Florida Department of Health | Secretary and Surgeon General | Dr. Joseph Ladapo, MD, PhD | http://www.floridahealth.gov |
Georgia | Georgia Department of Public Health | Commissioner and State Health Officer | Dr. Kathleen Toomey, MD, MPH | https://dph.georgia.gov |
Hawaii | Hawaii State Department of Health | Director | Dr. Kenneth Fink, MD, MGA, MPH | https://health.hawaii.gov |
Idaho | Division of Public Health (Idaho Department of Health and Welfare) | Public Health Administrator | Elke Shaw-Tulloch, MHS | https://healthandwelfare.idaho.gov |
Illinois | Illinois Department of Public Health | Director of Public Health | Dr. Sameer Vohra, MD, JD, MA, FAAP | http://www.dph.illinois.gov |
Indiana | Indiana Department of Health | State Health Commissioner | Dr. Lindsay Weaver, MD, FACEP [4] | https://www.in.gov/health/ |
Iowa | Iowa Department of Health and Human Services | Director | Kelly Garcia, MPA | https://hhs.iowa.gov/ |
State Medical Director, State Health Officer Designee | Dr. Robert Kruse, MD, MPH |
Kansas | Kansas Department of Health and Environment | Secretary | Janet Stanek, MBA | https://www.kdhe.ks.gov/ |
Kentucky | Kentucky Department for Public Health (Kentucky Cabinet for Health and Family Services) | Commissioner | Dr. Steven J. Stack, MD, MBA | https://www.chfs.ky.gov/agencies/dph/ |
Louisiana | Louisiana Office of Public Health (Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals) | Surgeon General | Dr. Ralph L. Abraham, MD | https://ldh.la.gov/ |
Secretary | Michael Harrington |
Maine | Maine Center for Disease Control & Prevention (Maine Department of Health and Human Services) | Director | Dr. Puthiery Va, DO | https://www.maine.gov/dhhs/mecdc/ |
Maryland | Maryland Department of Health | Secretary of Health | Dr. Laura Herrera Scott, MD, MPH | https://health.maryland.gov |
Deputy Secretary, State Health Officer Designee | Dr. Nilesh Kalyanaraman, MD |
Massachusetts | Massachusetts Department of Public Health | Commissioner | Dr. Robert Goldstein, MD, PhD | https://www.mass.gov/orgs/department-of-public-health |
Michigan | Michigan Department of Health and Human Services | Director | Elizabeth Hertel, MBA | https://www.michigan.gov/mdhhs |
Chief Medical Executive, State Health Officer Designee | Dr. Natasha Bagdasarian, MD, MPH, FIDSA |
Minnesota | Minnesota Department of Health | Health Commissioner | Dr. Brooke Cunningham, MD, PhD | https://www.health.state.mn.us/ |
Mississippi | Mississippi State Department of Health | State Health Officer | Dr. Daniel Edney, MD, FACP, FASAM | https://msdh.ms.gov |
Missouri | Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services | Director | Paula Nickelson, MA | https://health.mo.gov |
Montana | Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services | State Medical Director | Dr. Douglas Harrington, MD | https://dphhs.mt.gov |
Nebraska | Division of Public Health (Nebraska Department of Health & Human Services) | Chief Executive Officer | Dr. Steve Corsi, PsyD | http://www.dhhs.ne.gov |
Director, Division of Public Health, State Health Officer Designee | Charity Menefee, MA |
Nevada | Nevada Division of Public & Behavioural Health (Nevada Department of Health and Human Services) | Administrator | Cody Phinney, MPH | http://dhhs.nv.gov |
Chief Medical Officer, State Health Officer Designee | Dr. Ihsan Azzam, MD, PhD, MPH |
New Hampshire | New Hampshire Department of Health & Human Services | Associate Commissioner | Patricia Tilley, MS Ed | https://www.dhhs.nh.gov |
New Jersey | New Jersey Department of Health | Health Commissioner | Dr. Kaitlan Baston, MD, MSc, DFASAM | https://www.nj.gov/health/ |
New Mexico | New Mexico Department of Health | Interim Cabinet Secretary | Gina DeBlassie | https://nmhealth.org |
Chief Medical Officer, State Health Officer Designee | Dr. Miranda Durham, MD |
New York | New York State Department of Health | Commissioner of Health | Dr. James McDonald, MD, MPH | https://www.health.ny.gov |
North Carolina | North Carolina Division of Public Health (North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services) | Acting Director | Dr. Kelly Kimple, MD, MPH | https://www.ncdhhs.gov/divisions/public-health |
State Health Director, Chief Medical Officer, State Health Officer Designee | Dr. Elizabeth Cuervo Tilson, MPH, MD |
North Dakota | North Dakota Department of Health | State Health Officer | Dr. Nizar Wehbi, MD, MPH, MBA, FACHE, CPH | https://www.hhs.nd.gov/health |
Ohio | Ohio Department of Health | Director of Health | Dr. Bruce Vanderhoff, MD, MBA | https://www.odh.ohio.gov |
Oklahoma | Oklahoma State Department of Health | Commissioner of Health | Col. Keith Reed, RN, MPH, CPH | https://oklahoma.gov/health |
Oregon | Public Health Division, Oregon Health Authority | Director | Dr. Sejal Hathi, MD, MBA | https://www.oregon.gov/oha/ph |
Public Health Director, State Health Officer Designee | Naomi Adeline-Biggs, MBBS, MPH |
Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania Department of Health | Secretary of Health | Dr. Debra Bogen, MD, FAAP | https://www.health.pa.gov |
Rhode Island | Rhode Island Department of Health | Director | Dr. Jerome Larkin, MD | https://health.ri.gov |
South Carolina | South Carolina Department of Public Health | Interim Director | Dr. Edward Simmer, MD, MPH | https://dph.sc.gov/ |
Director of Public Health, State Health Officer Designee | Dr. Brannon Traxler, MD, MPH |
South Dakota | South Dakota Department of Health | Secretary of Health | Melissa Magstadt, CNP, MBA | https://doh.sd.gov |
Tennessee | Tennessee Department of Health | Commissioner | Dr. Ralph Alvarado, MD, FACP | https://www.tn.gov/health |
Texas | Texas Department of State Health Services | Commissioner | Dr. Jennifer Shuford, MD, MPH | https://www.dshs.state.tx.us |
Utah | Utah Department of Health and Human Services | Executive Medical Director | Dr. Stacey Bank, MD | https://dhhs.utah.gov/ |
Vermont | Vermont Department of Health | Commissioner of Health | Dr. Mark Levine, MD | https://www.healthvermont.gov |
Virginia | Virginia Department of Health | State Health Commissioner | Dr. Karen Shelton, MD | http://www.vdh.virginia.gov |
Washington | Washington State Department of Health | Secretary of Health | Dr. Umair Shah, MD, MPH | https://www.doh.wa.gov |
West Virginia | West Virginia Bureau for Public Health (West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources) | State Health Officer | Dr. Matthew Christiansen, MD, MPH | https://dhhr.wv.gov/bph/ |
Wisconsin | Wisconsin Department of Health Services | State Health Officer, Division of Public Health Administrator | Paula Tran, MPH | https://www.dhs.wisconsin.gov/dph/ |
Wyoming | Public Health Division (Wyoming Department of Health) | State Health Officer | Dr. Alexia Harrist, MD, PhD | https://health.wyo.gov |
Senior Administrator, State Health Officer Designee | Stephanie Sandoval, MBA |
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