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Division of Health

Black and white image of a half-domed building with two people standing outside

Health Department Building, Reno

Image from the State Archives (NSB-0078).


This collection (NvSA-000173) contains the records of the Division of Health from 1947-2004. The 22 c.f. of materials consist of minutes, correspondence, legislation, fundamental review, and annual plans.

The records of the Nevada Division of Health consist of materials documenting administration of the Division and not individual programs such as Radiological Health or Aging (both of which have separate finding aids). There are no grant or patient files.

To learn more about the agency, download the history here:

Content Dates Extent

Board of Health Meetings

Minutes, agendas, and meeting materials.

1969-2004

12 cu. ft.

Health Division Administrator

Correspondence, bureau correspondence, legislative files, fundamental review.

1976-2002

4 cu. ft.

Bureaus of the Heath Division

Materials on the following bureaus: Community Health Services, Consumer Health Protection Services, Disease Control and Intervention Services, Family Health Services, Health Facilities, Health Planning, and Health Protection Services.

1949-2002

5 cu. ft.

Hospital Services

Annual Plan for Construction of Hospitals and Mental Health Facilities, hospital licenses.

1947-1966

1 cu. ft.

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