DC Health — District of Columbia

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public health

Districtwide public-health administration

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Phone202-442-5955Fax

202-442-4795

Published email

doh@dc.gov

General DC Health email published with agency contact details.

Published hours

Monday–Friday, 8:30 a.m.–5:30 p.m.

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District of Columbia

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Districtwide public-health information and administration for residents, visitors and businesses; the District is a county-equivalent, not a separate county health agency.

District of Columbia, DC · Area source ↗

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Physical address
2201 Shannon Place SE, Washington, DC 20020

DC Health agency location; separate processing-center hours apply.

General agency contact. Processing-center hours and clinical program availability differ; this is not an emergency response line.

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