The Anne Arundel County Model Health Department organized in 1931. Due to the efforts of the Rockefeller Foundation and the U.S. Public Health Service, the "model" health department would serve as a laboratory and an example of how to dramatically upgrade the quality of health care available to the public. Originally, the Department included the City of Annapolis from which it separated in 1933. The City rejoined the County Department in 1943.
Today, the Department of Health, under direction of the Health Officer, provides public health services and administers and enforces State and local health laws and regulations within Anne Arundel County (County Charter, sec. 553; County Code, sec. 2-1-603). Programs meet the public health needs of the community and provide services not offered by the private sector (Code Health-General Article, secs. 3-101 through 3-202).
Appointed by the Secretary of Health, the Health Officer is the executive officer and secretary of the County Board of Health (Code Health-General Article, secs. 3-301 through 3-310).
CHILD FATALITY REVIEW TEAM
DRUG & ALCOHOL ABUSE COUNCIL
The Council develops, submits to the Governor, and implements plans and strategies with which to evaluate, prevent, and treat alcohol and drug abuse in Anne Arundel County.
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BOARD OF HEALTH
In Anne Arundel County, the County Council constitutes the Board of Health. Each year, the Board meets in May and October, and at any other time the Board deems necessary (Code Health-General Article, secs. 3-101 through 3-202; County Charter, sec. 553).
The Child Fatality Review Team seeks to develop an understanding of the causes and incidence of child death in Anne Arundel County. The Team develops plans for and recommends changes within the agencies represented on the Team to prevent child deaths; and promotes compensation and coordination among agencies involved in investigations of child deaths, or in providing services to surviving family members. The Team also advises the State Child Fatality Review Team on changes to law, policy, or practice to prevent child deaths (Chapters 355 & 356, Acts of 1999; Code Health-General Article, secs. 5-705 through 5-709).
The Drug and Alcohol Abuse Council was authorized in 2004 (Chapters 237 & 238, Acts of 2004; Code Health-General Article, sec. 8-1001).
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