Massachusetts Department of Public Health Employee Directory
Government AdministrationMassachusetts, United States1001-5000 Employees
The Massachusetts Department of Public Health is a state government agency charged with preventing illness, injury, and premature death and ensuring access to high-quality public health and health care services. It seeks to promote wellness and health equity for all residents of the Commonwealth. The department addresses public health challenges by providing disease- and condition-specific programs and services for vulnerable populations, and by developing and enforcing policies to improve living conditions and enable healthier choices. Based in Boston, Massachusetts, the department operates within the government administration sector and is positioned to influence health policy and outcomes across the state. Massachusetts, while ranking among the healthier states, continues to face chronic and infectious disease, substance abuse, violence, preventable hospitalizations, and health disparities, which the department aims to address.