What is a county health department?
A county health department is a single-county agency that provides local public health services for the residents of the county. A county health department typically is governed by a county board of health.[1] The board appoints a local health director to administer the department.
[1] A county with a population exceeding 425,000 may abolish the county board of health and transfer its powers and duties to the board of county commissioners. G.S. 153A-77(a). Mecklenburg county operated in this fashion for a number of years, until its county commissioners formed a consolidated human services agency in 2008. At that time the county commissioners assumed the powers and duties of a consolidated human services board.
Public Officials - Local and State Government Roles
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