State Board of Health
Press Release
April is Public Health Month
April 22, 2008
Chief Medical Officer's Report
to the State Board of Health - January 2008
Chief Medical Officer's Report
to the State Board of Health - November 2007
Chief Medical Officer's
Report
to the State Board of Health - September 2007
Nebraska's Chief Medical Officer's Report
to the State Board of Health - May 2007
Nebraska State Board of Health Membership Listing
The State Board of Health is a 17-member board appointed by the Governor with the consent of a majority of the members of the Legislature. Members include:
- two individuals licensed to practice medicine and surgery,
- one dentist,
- one optometrist,
- one veterinarian,
- one pharmacist,
- two nurses,
- one osteopath or osteopathic surgeon,
- one podiatrist,
- a chiropractor,
- a physical therapist,
- a professional engineer,
- a hospital administrator,
- a credentialed mental health professional, and
- two laypersons interested in the health of the people of the State of Nebraska.
The Governor is an ex officio member of the board.
The Board has the power and duty to adopt and promulgate rules and regulations for the government of the professions and occupations licensed, certified, registered or issued permits by the Department of Health and Human Services Regulation and Licensure, including rules and regulations necessary to implement laws enforcement by the department and determine the policies of the department concerning the professions and occupations listed in section 71-2610.01(a) of Nebraska State Statutes (1997).
The Board also advises the HHS System on public health issues.
Department of HHS, Division of Public Health
Licensure Unit, Research, Policy and Quality Improvement,
Board of Health
PO Box 95026
Lincoln, NE 68509-5007
Phone: (402) 471-6515; Fax: (402) 471-0383
e-mail: monica.gissler@dhhs.ne.gov
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