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Services

Dog and cat asleep

The Department of Health’s Animal Services Program is located in the Health Licensing and Regulation Administration.

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Diverse babies

The Vital Records Division houses birth certificates dating back to August 1874.  Birth records become public 100 years after the date of birth.

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All persons proposing to offer or develop in the District a new institutional health service, or to obligate a capital expenditure to obtain a medical/health asset to be located in the District shall, prior to proceeding with that offering, development, or obligation, obtain from the State Health

Students

The Department of Health College Student Internship Program (DOHCSIP) is designed to create internship experiences that relate to departmental needs and is closely aligned with students’ abilities, professional goals, and areas of interest. 

Sad woman with empty bottle

Substance abuse services is administered by the DC Department of Health Addiction Prevention and Recovery Adminstration (APRA). The Addiction Prevention and Recovery Administration (“APRA”) promotes access to substance abuse prevention, treatment and recovery support services.

He's a healthy DC Dad

The key focus of early childhood programs is to ensure that all children and families have access to a continuum of comprehensive, high-quality early childhood programs and services that promote child well-being and school readiness and ensure that all children are healthy, ready to learn and hav

EMS worker and ambulance

The EMS Division is the regulatory oversight authority for all EMS activities in the District of Columbia.

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Emergency preparedness requires attention not just to specific types of hazards, but also to steps that increase preparedness for any type of hazard.

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