Agency Overview

Baltimore County Department of Health
6401 York Road, 3rd Floor
Baltimore, MD 21212-2130                                 
E-mail: health@baltimorecountymd.gov    
Phone: 410-887-BCHD (2243)
Fax: 410-377-4751

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Created in 1924, the mission of the Baltimore County Department of Health is to promote health and prevent disease through education, advocacy, linkage to resources, and treatment to improve the quality of life for Baltimore County residents.  Our vision is healthy people living, working, and playing in Baltimore County.

Agency Leadership

Gregory Wm. Branch, M.D., MBA, CPE
Baltimore County Health Officer and Director

Della J. Leister, R.N.
Deputy Health Officer

Staffing and Organizational Structure
Consisting of approximately 530 staff, BCDH is divided into six bureaus:

1. Administrative Services
2. Behavioral Health
3. Clinical Services
4. Community Health Services
5. Healthcare Access
6. Prevention, Protection & Preparedness

Key Responsibilities of the Department of Health

• Administer entitlement & benefit programs such as Maryland Children’s Health Insurance Program (MCHP), Women Infants and Children Food Supplement Program (WIC), and Partnership Program.
• Provide investigative, regulatory and oversight function in areas such as, communicable disease outbreaks, rabies exposures, animal nuisance complaints, health care facility inspections, mental health core service agency providers and federally funded substance abuse treatment programs.
• Act as lead agency in public health emergency events such as bioterrorism.  
• Provide clinical and case management services to at-risk populations in areas such as: family planning, immunizations, HIV/AIDS, high-risk infants, infants and toddlers, cancer screenings and treatments.
• Provide outreach and education to promote healthy lifestyles, detect diseases, and encourage treatment services where applicable.

Revised January 21, 2010