1819 News Parker Snider joins JT to discuss State Health Officer Scott Harris: ADPH ‘Appalled,’ ‘Outraged’ By State's Transgender Laws. Alabama's State Health Officer Scott Harris, who heads the Alabama Department of Public Health (ADPH), said his department was "appalled" by Alabama laws addressing transgender issues. Harris offered his comments during a keynote speech at a "Substance Use and Social Justice Symposium" at the University of Alabama Birmingham.