The Boston Public Health Commission, the oldest health department in the United States, is an independent public agency providing a wide range of health services and programs. It is governed by a seven-member board of health appointed by the Mayor of Boston. Its mission is to "protect, preserve, and promote the health and well-being of all Boston residents, particularly those who are most vulnerable."[1] The commission is headquartered at 1010 Massachusetts Avenue in Boston.[2]
Boston Public Health Commission
Building a Healthy Boston
Agency overview
Formed
1799 as the Boston Board of Health; 1995 as the Boston Public Health Commission
In 1799, The Boston Board of Health was established to combat any potential cholera outbreaks. Paul Revere was Boston's first health commissioner.[3][4]
In 1864 the Boston City Hospital opened, managed by the board.[4]
The Boston Public Health Act of 1995 caused the organization of the current commission.[1] In 1996, the modern Boston Public Health Commission opened after the Boston City Hospital (founded 1864) and Boston University Hospital (founded 1855) were merged into the Boston Medical Center.[4] This was the first full merger in the United States of a public hospital with a private academic medical center and its hospital.
Tobacco RegulationEdit
In 2008, the BPHC banned the sale of "blunt wraps," tobacco-leaf papers that are used to make marijuanacigarettes, in Boston. In April 2009 a Massachusetts judge upheld the ban.[5]
ReferencesEdit
^ abHome page April 11, 2009, at the Wayback Machine. Boston Public Health Commission. Retrieved on April 16, 2009.
^"Contact Us April 17, 2009, at the Wayback Machine." Boston Public Health Commission. Retrieved on April 16, 2009.
^"About BPHC - The Nation's First Health Department April 17, 2009, at the Wayback Machine." Boston Public Health Commission. Retrieved on April 16, 2009.
^ abc"BPHC History April 17, 2009, at the Wayback Machine." Boston Public Health Commission. Retrieved on April 16, 2009.
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