Offices

The Office of Communications oversees media relations, public relations, strategic communications and Web site operations for the Department.

The Office of Legislative Affairs and External Affairs primary responsibility is to work with the General Assembly and analyzes legislation that affects the Department’s programs such as Medicaid, the State Health Benefit Plan and health care in general. This office also handles constituent services for the Department.

The Office of Health Improvement consists of the following health programs: Office of Minority Health, the Office of Women’s Health and the Georgia Commission on Men’s Health.

The Office of Health Information Technology and Transparency (HITT) is responsible for leading the strategic efforts of the State of Georgia for health information technology adoption and health information exchange to improve healthcare delivery for providers, healthcare professionals and consumers.

The Office of Procurement Services (OPS) is responsible for the centralized procurement of goods and services for the Georgia Department of Community Health (DCH).

The State Office of Rural Health works to improve access to health care in rural areas and reduce health status disparities.