The Arkansas Department of Health ( ADH or commonly Health Department within the state) is a department of the government of Arkansas under the Governor of Arkansas . It is responsible for protecting health and well-being for all Arkansans. ADH is a unified health department, with a central office coordinating among 94 local health units.
3-724: The ADH is a cabinet level agency in the executive branch of government responsible for implementation of the rules and regulations promulgated by the Arkansas State Board of Health. The Board of Health nominates the Director of ADH. Each county has a County Health Officer, appointed by the county judge and approved by the Board. In Arkansas's shared services model of state government, the cabinet-level agencies assist boards and commissions who have an overlapping scope. ADH supports: This Arkansas -related article
6-463: Is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Arkansas Cabinet The Cabinet of the governor of Arkansas is a body of the most senior appointed officials of the executive branch of the government of Arkansas . Cabinet officers are appointed by the governor. Once confirmed, all members of the Cabinet receive the title "Secretary" and serve at the pleasure of the governor. The Cabinet
9-460: Is responsible for advising the governor on the operations and policies of the state government department under their purview. The cabinet system was created by Governor Asa Hutchinson . The Transformation and Efficiencies Act of 2019 was his signature piece of legislation, consolidating 40 state government departments into 15, with each headed by a cabinet secretary. Arkansas state government had been last reorganized in 1971. The current Cabinet
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