TABLE 10.1.

Agencies with Public Health Responsibilities (New York State)

Agency	Responsibilities
Department of Education	School sanitation, health education, licensure of physicians and other health professionals
Department of Labor	Health and safety of workers, in-plant pollution and radiation control
Department of Environmental Conservation	Control of pesticides, rabies control, air pollution, sewage and solid waste control
Department of Social Services	Medicaid (program for the poor)
State University of New York	School of Public Health, student health services
Department of Mental Hygiene	Mental institutions and community services
Narcotics Addiction Control Commission	Treatment facilities, research, education
Department of Agriculture	Licensure of meat dealers and slaughterhouses, inspection of restaurants, school-meal regulation of food additives
Department of Corrections	Operation of prison hospitals and clinics, tuberculosis case finding
Department of Motor Vehicles	Highway safety promotion

Source: New York State. Prevention agenda toward the healthiest state. Available at: http://www.health.ny.gov/prevention/prevention_agenda/ [Accessed 15 November 2012].