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| Agency overview | |
|---|---|
| Formed | April 27, 1905 |
| Jurisdiction | Commonwealth of Pennsylvania |
| Headquarters | 8th Floor West, Health and Welfare Building, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania |
| Agency executive |
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| Website | http://www.health.pa.gov |
Pennsylvania Department of Health is a cabinet-level agency in Pennsylvania.[1]
Secretaries
| Name | Dates served | Appointed by |
|---|---|---|
| Samuel Gibson Dixon | 1905–1918 | Samuel W. Pennypacker |
| Edward Martin | 1919–1923 | William Cameron Sproul |
| Charles H. Miner | 1923–1927 | Gifford Pinchot |
| Theodore B. Appel | 1927–1935 | John Stuchell Fisher |
| Edith MacBride-Dexter | 1935–1939 | George Howard Earle |
| John J. Shaw | 1939–1941 | Arthur James |
| Alexander H. Stewart | 1942–1945 | |
| Harry W. West | 1945–1947 | Edward Martin |
| Norris W. Vaux | 1947–1951 | James H. Duff |
| Russell E. Teague | 1951–1955 | John S. Fine |
| Berwyn F. Mattison | 1955–1957 | George M. Leader |
| Charles L. Wilbar | 1957–1967 | |
| Thomas W. Georges | 1967 | Raymond P. Shafer |
| Ellsworth R. Browneller | 1970–1971 | |
| J. Finton Speller | 1971–1974 | Milton Shapp |
| Leonard Bachman | 1975–1979 | |
| Gordon K. MacLeod | 1979 | Dick Thornburgh |
| H. Arnold Muller | 1979–1987 | |
| N. Mark Richards | 1987–1991 | Bob Casey Sr. |
| Allan S. Noonan | 1992–1995 | |
| Peter J. Jannetta | 1995–1996 | Tom Ridge |
| Daniel F. Hoffman | 1996–1999 | |
| Robert S. Zimmerman | 1999–2003 | |
| Calvin B. Johnson | 2003–2008 | Ed Rendell |
| Everette James | 2008–2011 | |
| Eli Avila | 2011–2012 | Tom Corbett |
| Michael Wolf | 2012–2015 | |
| Karen Murphy | 2015-2017 | Tom Wolf |
| Rachel Levine | 2017–2021 | |
| Alison Beam (acting)[2] | 2021-2022 | |
| Keara Klineparter (Acting) | 2022 | |
| Denise Johnson (Acting) | 2022-2023 | |
| Debra Bogen | 2023-Present | Josh Shapiro |
See also
References
- ↑ "Health: About Us". www.dsf.health.state.pa.us. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
- ↑ "Gov. Wolf to Nominate Alison Beam as Secretary of Health, Names Dr. Wendy Braund as Interim Acting Physician General". Governor's Office. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. 22 January 2021. Retrieved 29 January 2021.
External links
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