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alcohol or drug abuse noted on their records be
referred, where appropriate, to substance abuse
programs and be monitored. The Social Security
Administration refers to the Project persons, over
age 18, whose primary disability is substance abuse.
The Project, in turn, refers the person to vocational
rehabilitation for continued treatment and services.

COMMUNITY HEALTH
SURVEILLANCE & LABORATORIES
ADMINISTRATION

J. Mehsen Joseph, Ph.D., Director

201 West Preston St.
Baltimore, MD 21201 (410) 225-6100

The Community Health Surveillance and Labo-
ratories Administration was established by the De-
partment in 1987. The Administration is
responsible for four offices: Epidemiology and Dis-
ease Control; Food Protection and Consumer
Health Services; Drug Control; and Laboratories.

OFFICE OF EPIDEMIOLOGY
& DISEASE CONTROL
Ebenezer Israel, M.D., M.P.H., Director

201 West Preston St.
Baltimore, MD 21201 (410) 225-6700

The Office of Epidemiology and Disease Con-
trol works to control all communicable diseases
affecting people in Maryland. Through the
Epidemiology and Disease Control Program, the
Office strives to contain hard-to-control diseases,
such as hepatitis, influenza, sexually-transmitted
diseases, and rabies. The Office also works to con-
trol acute communicable diseases, tuberculosis,
nosocomial infections, and animal-borne diseases
transmittable to humans. In addition, the Office
supervises health programs for refugees and mi-
grants. The Office oversees three centers: Clinical
Epidemiology; Communicable Epidemiology; and
Veterinary Public Health.

OFFICE OF FOOD PROTECTION &
CONSUMER HEALTH SERVICES
Diane L. Matuszak, M.D., M.P.H., Acting Director

3431 Benson Ave.
Baltimore, MD 21227 (410) 646-9237

Formerly the Office of Food and Product
Health, the Office of Food Protection and Con-
sumer Health Services received its present name in
1988. By eliminating or minimizing exposure to or
consumption of unsafe commodities and sub-
stances, the Office prevents disease, disability, and
death. The Office controls the manufacture, distri-

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bution, and sale of milk, food, and consumer prod-
ucts. In addition, the Office establishes and enforces
regulations regarding migratory labor camps,
swimming pools, mobile home parks, camp-
grounds, youth camps, and outdoor music festivals.
The Office is aided by the Youth Camp Safety
Advisory Council and operates through four divi-
sions: Food Control; Community Services; Milk
Control; and Dietetic Services.

YOUTH CAMP SAFETY ADVISORY COUNCIL
Charlotte R. Blum, Chairperson, 1994

Staff: Michael Hurney

c/o Office of Food Protection &
Consumer Health Services
3431 Benson Ave.
Baltimore, MD 21227 (410) 646-9240

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 these regulations.
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
Camping Association; and an owner or manager of
a youth camp not accredited by the Association.
The Council also includes one public member; two
members from local health departments from two
counties; and two members from national camping
organizations, such as Scouting and 4-H Clubs
(Code Health—General Article, secs. 14-401
through 14-411).

OFFICE OF DRUG CONTROL
Charles H. Tregoe, Director

4201 Patterson Ave., 4th floor
Baltimore, MD 21215 (410) 764-2890

The Office originated in 1951 as the Division of
Drug Control within the Bureau of Environmental
Hygiene. Later transferred to the Office of Licens-
ing and Certification, the Division of Drug Control
was reorganized in 1987 as the Office of Drug