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The New York State Department of Agriculture and Markets is the department of the New York state government that enforces laws relating to agriculture, weights and measures, and the production, processing, transportation, storage, marketing and distributing of food. [1] It principally investigates animal and plant diseases, regulates food safety and labeling, promotes state agriculture, and ...
The New York State Department of Family Assistance ( DFA ), also known as the Department of Family Services, is a department of the New York state government. [1] Its regulations are compiled in title 18 of the New York Codes, Rules and Regulations . It is composed of two autonomous offices: [2] [3]
The Hawai'i Department of Health is organized into three administrations: Health Resources, Behavioral Health, and Environmental Health. The role of the Health Resources Administration is to prevent, detect, and manage disease and threatening situations, and assure care to people with special health needs. The Behavioral Health Administration is responsible for improving the lives of those ...
Each state health agency initially followed local moves to create health departments in each state. Louisiana was the first state to create a state board of health in 1855, [10] but it functioned primarily to influence regulations in New Orleans. [11] Massachusetts was the first to establish a state board that functioned throughout its state with statewide authority in 1869. [12]
New York features bridges of many lengths and types, carrying vehicular, bicycle, pedestrian, and subway traffic. The George Washington Bridge, spanning the Hudson River between New York City and Fort Lee, New Jersey, is the world's busiest bridge in terms of vehicular traffic. [7] [8] The George Washington, Verrazzano-Narrows, and Brooklyn Bridges are noted for their architecture, while ...
The Maryland Department of Health is an agency of the government of Maryland responsible for public health issues. The Department is headed by a Secretary who is a member of the Executive Council/Cabinet of the Governor of Maryland. Currently the secretary is Laura Herrera Scott. [1] Previous secretaries have included Dennis R. Schrader, Robert R. Neall, Joshua Sharfstein, and Georges C ...
The New York City Department of Homeless Services ( DHS) is an agency within the government of New York City [5] that provides services to the homeless, though its ultimate aim is to eliminate homelessness. [6] The guiding principles of the department were outlined by the New York City Commission on the Homeless in 1992: to operate an emergency shelter system for people without housing ...