Connecticut Department of Public Health Email Format
Government AdministrationConnecticut, United States201-500 Employees
The Connecticut Department of Public Health is a state government agency focused on safeguarding and improving the health and safety of residents. It pursues its mission by ensuring conditions conducive to health, preventing disease, injury, and disability, and advancing health as a fundamental right for all people in the state. Based in Hartford, the agency supports Connecticut communities through a structured organization that includes sections such as Environmental Health, Drinking Water, Health Statistics and Surveillance, Healthcare Quality and Safety, and Infectious Disease, among others. Its work targets residents and communities across Connecticut, along with public health partners, providing guidance and oversight to advance health outcomes and equity. The agency articulates a vision of healthy people in healthy Connecticut communities, emphasizing access to high‑quality care and safe environments as essential rights. With a staff serving across its offices, including the Office of Health Care Access and the Office of the General Counsel, CTDPH coordinates a broad set of programs and services to support public health statewide.