Organization
Prior to the appointment of Terry Cline as the State Health Commissioner in 2009, the State Health Department was divided into five service branches: Administrative Services, Community Health Services, Family Health Services, Disease & Prevention Services and Protective Health Services. Since taking over the Department, Commissioner Cline has streamlined the organization into four divisions: Administrative Services, Protective Health Services, Community & Family Health Services, and Prevention & Prepardeness Services.
The Department provide technical support and guidance to the 68 county health departments as well as guidance and consultation to the two independent city-county health departments in Oklahoma City and Tulsa.
- Office of the Commissioner - led by the Commissioner of Health, immediate staff of the Commissioner and provides policy direction for Department and support to State Board of Health
- Office of the General Counsel
- Office of State and Federal Health Policy
- Office of Communications
- Office of Administrative Hearings
- Office of Performance Management
- Office of Accountability Systems
- Internal Audit Unit
- Center for Health Services
- Administrative Services - led by a Chief Operating Officer, provides central administrative service to support the Department, such a personnel management, budgeting, purchasing, and building management
- Accounting Services
- Budget and Funding
- Building Management and Internal Services
- Procurement
- Federal Funds Development
- Information Technology
- Office of Human Resources
- Community and Family Health Services - led by a Deputy Commissioner, coordinating the county-level service delivery system of county health departments as well as protecting and promoting the health of Oklahoma's women, children and families
- County Health Department Administrators
- Nursing Service
- Community Development Service
- Record Evaluation and Support
- Family Support & Prevention Service
- Child Guidance Service
- Dental Health Service
- Maternal and Child Health Service
- Screening, Special Services and SoonerStart
- WIC Service
- Prevention and Preparedness Services - led by a Deputy Commissioner, monitors the distribution of, and provides services related to the control of infectious diseases, chronic diseases, cancer and injuries
- Acute Disease Service
- Chronic Disease Service
- HIV/STD Service
- Immunization Service
- Injury Prevention Service
- Emergency Preparedness and Response Service
- Tobacco Use Prevention Service
- Public Health Laboratory Service
- Protective Health Services - led by a Deputy Commissioner, provide regulatory oversight of the state's health care delivery service through a system of inspection, licensure and certification as well as several other trades and professions
- Long Term Care Service
- Health Resources Development Service
- Medical Facilities Service
- Consumer Health Service
- Quality Improvement and Evaluation Service
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