Welcome to The Massachusetts Department of Public Health Web site! We are dedicated to our mission, to serve all the people in the Commonwealth, particularly the under served, and to promote healthy people, healthy families, healthy communities and healthy environments through compassionate care, education and prevention. Your health is our concern.

Commissioner John Auerbach

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Substance Abuse Prevention Funding for Communities DPH and MCDHH Launch Screening Initiative DPH Urges Parents to Give Kids a "Boost" Implementation of Statewide STEMI Triage (Point-of-Entry) Criteria Bags of Ice Recalled Registry of Vital Records and Statistics News DPH Urges Pet Owners - Don't Wait, Vaccinate Bullying Prevention Guide for Schools Governor Patrick Joins Health Leaders to Dedicate State Laboratory The DPH Health Note Episode 2: Climate Change and Our Health Latest Massachusetts Death Report is Released 2006 Massachusetts Death Reports DPH Releases Comprehensive School Health Manual Learn About the Economic Stimulus Act of 2008 Decline In Adolescent Alcohol Use and Abuse Rates Young People to Mark Kick Butts Day Partners in Perinatal Health 19th Annual Conference DPH Issues Consumer Updates on Food Recalls Spring 2008 Regional Health Dialogues Fourth Pediatric Death Associated with Flu Air Pollution and Pediatric Asthma in the Merrimack Valley Information on Obtaining Pre-adoption Birth Records More news and announcements »

DPH Mission

• We believe in the power of prevention.
• We work to help all people reach their full potential for health.
• We ensure that the people of the Commonwealth receive quality health care and live in a safe and healthy environment.
• We build partnerships to maximize access to affordable, high quality health care.
• We are especially dedicated to the health concerns of those most in need.
• We empower our communities to help themselves.
• We protect, preserve, and improve the health of all the Commonwealth's residents.

Deval L. Patrick
Governor

Timothy P. Murray
Lieutenant Governor

Dr. JudyAnn Bigby
Secretary of EOHHS

John Auerbach
Commissioner

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