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Formulates rules and regulations for the prevention of disease, promoting and preserving public health and overseeing Health Department

Varying Wednesdays every two months

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Chair, joined 6/19/2012

Vice Chair, joined 12/17/2024

Member, joined 12/17/2024

Served as Chair 2001 - 12/31/2020

Served as Vice Chair 7/10/2007 - 1/13/2020

Served as Member 9/23/2008 - 1/13/2020

Served as Member 3/20/2012 - 1/13/2020

Served as Member 3/6/2012 - 1/12/2024

Served as Member 9/20/2011 - 1/9/2026

Served as Member 7/12/2011 - 12/31/2020

Served as Member 1/20/2015 - 1/13/2020

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BOARD EXPLORER

Understanding Pittsburgh's unelected power structure

Board of Health (BOH)

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Transparency and equity on minds of Allegheny County’s almost entirely new health board members

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Study: Racism and sexism keeps Black moms from losing pregnancy weight

Allegheny County moves to hike air program fees

Allegheny County ramps up mosquito control. Could it harm local ecosystems?

Updated: Allegheny County Board of Health gives OK to housing health panel

Iulia Vann named as Allegheny County health director

Allegheny County should let Clean Air Fund money flow to projects, audit says

Unhealthy housing may be subject of new Allegheny County committee

Innamorato focus on ‘new voices’ reaches into boards heavy with longtime hands

Allegheny County updates healthy housing rules, but stalls on giving advocates a seat at the table

‘Unfit’ housing or no housing? Unhoused people and service providers face tough choices

County’s top health post, vacant for a year, ‘vital’ to Innamorato administration

Residents sue as Coraopolis concrete plant ‘coats and clogs up everything’

Election guide: Off-year election has big courthouse implications

Vote delayed on proposed Allegheny County housing health code changes

Advocates tell Allegheny County Board of Health: More work needed on housing code overhaul

Housing health code revisions are coming in Allegheny County, but what’s the public’s role?

Updated: Allegheny County Board of Health sends bid to tap Clean Air Fund to public comment phase

How Allegheny County’s next executive could reshape the local power structure

Tenant Cities: Unpaid housing health fines leave some Allegheny County tenants cold

The City of Prayer: Clairton’s residents persevere amid persistent pollution and violence

U.S. Steel faces lawsuit alleging that Clairton Coke Works ‘decrepit’ condition continues to endanger Mon Valley residents

Part 7 – A coalition of activists helped begin the turnaround at PWSA

Mon Valley air was the healthiest it’s ever been in 2020; region still receives an ‘F’ grade

January COVID-19 inspections show violations continue at Allegheny County bars and restaurants

COVID-19 daily coverage

Four environmental issues in the Pittsburgh region to keep your eyes on in the age of COVID-19

Why municipal fragmentation makes the wider Pittsburgh region especially vulnerable to the COVID-19 pandemic