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treatment programs in Maryland. The directory is
available free upon request.

Drug Abuse Control. The Administration identi-
fies needs, policies, and strategies to prevent, diag-
nose, and treat drug abuse in the State. The
Administration funds projects based on need and
encourages unique initiatives to prevent drug abuse
or treat chemical substance abusers. This grant-in-
aid program emphasizes many kinds of public or
private nonprofit projects. The Administration co-
ordinates its efforts with local health departments
and health systems agencies to meet local needs.
The Administration also maintains treatment and
rehabilitation facilities in local communities. The
Administration monitors all drug abuse treatment
programs in the State and certifies these programs
annually No drug abuse treatment or prevention
program, public or private, can operate in Maryland
without certification by the Administration.

Annually, the Administration publishes a com-
prehensive plan for drug abuse treatment and pre-
vention (Code Healdi—General Article, Tide 9). A
resource directory of all drug abuse programs in
Maryland is available free upon request.

The Administration is served by the State Advi-
sory Council on Alcohol and Drug Abuse.

STATE ADVISORY COUNCIL ON ALCOHOL AND
DRUGASUSE

not yet appointed

Ex officio: Ruth Massinga, Secretary of Human
Resources; Bishop L. Robinson, Secretary of Public
Safety & Correctional Services; Joseph L. Shilling,
State Superintendent of Schools; Linda D'Amario
Rossi, Director, Juvenile Services Agency; Lloyd
Sokolow, J.D., Ph.D., Director, Alcohol & Drug
Abuse Administration; Michelle Walters, President,
Governor's Youth Advisory Council; vacancy,
Governor's Executive Staff; vacancy, Governor's Office
of Justice Assistance.

201 W Preston St.
Baltimore, MD 21201 225-6871

The State Advisory Council on Alcohol and
Drug Abuse was created in 1988 (Chapter 758,
Acts of 1988). The Council advocates a compre-
hensive approach to the social, economic, psycho-
logical and health problems of alcohol and drug
abuse. It advises the Governor, the Secretary of
Health and Mental Hygiene, and the Alcohol and
Drug Abuse Administration on programs to con-
trol alcoholism and drug addiction.

The Council consists of twenty-two members:
twelve public members appointed by the Governor
for three-year terms; two legislators; and eight ex
officio members (Code Health—General Article,
secs. 8-301 through 8-306).

COMMUNITY HEALTH
SURVEILLANCE AND
LABORATORIES ADMINISTRATION

J. Mehsen Joseph, Ph.D., Director

201 W Preston St.
Baltimore, MD 21201 225-6100

The Community Health Surveillance and Lab-
oratories Administration was established by the
Department in 1987. The Administration is respon-
sible for four Offices: Food and Product Health;
Epidemiology and Disease Control; Drug Control;
and Laboratories. The Administration is assisted by
and provides staff support for the Tfouth Camp
Safety Advisory Council.

YOUTH CAMP SAFETY ADVISORY COUNCIL
Chairperson: Charlotte R. Blum, 1991

Appointed by Governor with advice of Secretary of
Health & Mental Hygiene and Senate advice &
consent: Tresa Fleisher, 1989; Siegfried Gerstung,
1989; Julian W. Lewis, 1989; G. Ralph Gorrell,
1990; Stephen M. Owens, 1990; David L. Resh,
Jr., 1990; Lynn T. Warman, 1990; Stephen Eller,
1991; Barbara Hesse, 1991; Shirley L. Shor, 1991.

Staff: Michael Hurney

c/o Community Health Surveillance
& Laboratories Admin.
118 N.Howard St.
Baltimore, MD 21201 333-1032

The Youth Camp Safety Advisory Council was
established in 1986 (Chapter 116, Acts of 1986).
The Council helps the Department of Health and
Mental Hygiene develop and review regulations for
certifying youth camps. These regulations cover
safety procedures, sanitation, medical services,
water supplies, sewage disposal, refuse collection
and disposal, fire and safety standards, personnel
screening procedures, and reporting systems for
fatalities, serious illnesses or accidents. All youth
camps must comply with the regulations after May
15,1988.

Annually the Council reports to the Secretary of
Health and Mental Hygiene on the number of
youth camps, facilities in each county, and campers.

The Council consists of eleven members ap-
pointed to three-year terms by the Governor with
the advice of the Secretary of Health and Mental
Hygiene and Senate advice and consent. Members
include a representative of the Department of
Health and Mental Hygiene; a camping leader with
professional experience who does not own or man-
age a youth camp; an owner or manager of a
nonprofit youth camp; an owner or manager of a
youth camp operating for profit; an owner or man-
ager of a youth camp accredited by the American