The Prevention and Health Promotion Administration is made up of five bureaus. We have over 600 team members and an annual budget of more than $500 million.
Mission: The mission of the Prevention and Health Promotion Administration is to protect, promote, and improve the health and well-being of all Marylanders.
Strategy: PHPA seeks to achieve its mission through: 1) investing in sustainable community-based prevention and intervention efforts through collaborations with strategic public and private partners; 2) promoting health equity by focusing on priority populations; and 3) strengthening the public health workforce.
Vision: The Prevention and Health Promotion Administration envisions a future in which all Marylanders have equitable opportunities to live, thrive, and be healthy.
Shared Values:
- Respect and Equity: PHPA recognizes and encourages creativity, differences of opinions, collaboration of ideas, and diversity of all staff, partners and stakeholders.
- Inclusion: PHPA seeks to honor the participation, leadership, expertise, and lived experiences arising from our communities and other sources, to identify health challenges and develop lasting solutions.
- Integrity: PHPA is committed to transparency, timeliness, dependability, and quality customer service.
- Environmental Stewardship: PHPA recognizes that health and the environment are intricately intertwined, and seeks to promote sustainable practices that safeguard public health, mitigate the spread of disease, and create thriving communities for all.
Organizational Charts
These charts demonstrate the structure of PHPA and the location of PHPA in the larger Maryland Department of Health. To find the contact information for staff at PHPA, check out the Maryland Manual.
