The Massachusetts Department of Public Health is a governmental agency of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts[1] with various responsibilities related to public health within that state.

It is headquartered in Boston and headed by Commissioner Robbie Goldstein, MD, PhD.

[2] Broadly stated, the goal of the Massachusetts Department of Public Health is to: serve all the people in the Commonwealth, particularly the under served, and to promote healthy people, healthy families, healthy communities and healthy environments through compassionate care, education and prevention.

[3] Among the bureaus and programs of the Massachusetts Department of Public Health are the following: