Welcome to the Executive Office of Health and Human ServicesThe Executive Office of Health and Human Services (EOHHS) was created by Governor Donald Carcieri to facilitate cooperation and coordination among the five state departments that administer Rhode Island's health and social service programs - the Department of Children, Youth and Families (DCYF), the Department of Elderly Affairs (DEA), the Rhode Island Department of Health (RI-DOH), the Department of Human Services (DHS), and the Department of Mental Health, Retardation and Hospitals (MHRH).
These departments collectively impact the lives of virtually all Rhode Islanders, providing direct services and benefits to over 300,000 citizens while working to protect the overall health, safety and independence of all Rhode Islanders.
Department of Children, Youth and Families
Patricia Martinez, Director
101 Friendship Street
Providence, RI 02903
Phone: (401) 528-3502
Department of Elderly Affairs
Corinne Calise Russo, Director
74 West Road, Hazard Building
Cranston, RI 02920
Phone: (401) 462-3000
Effective April 14, 2008 the Department of Elderly Affairs is located in the Hazard Building on the second floor. Telephone numbers remain the same.
Rhode Island Department of Health
David R. Gifford, MD, MPH, Director
3 Capitol Hill
Providence, RI 02908
Phone: (800) 942-7434
Department of Human Services
Gary D. Alexander, Director
600 New London Avenue, Louis Pasteur Building
Cranston, RI 02920
Phone: (401) 462-5274
Department of Mental Health, Retardation and Hospitals
Craig S. Stenning, Acting Director
14 Harrington Road, Barry Hall
Cranston RI 02920
Phone: (401) 462-3201
