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Board of Health (BOH)

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What it does

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

When it meets

Varying Wednesdays every two months

Links

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Meetings and minutes

1 members

Joylette Portlock
Chair, joined 6/19/2012

8 prior members

Lee Harrison
Served as Chair 2001 - 12/31/2020
William Youngblood
Served as Vice Chair 7/10/2007 - 1/13/2020
Donald Burke
Served as Member 9/23/2008 - 1/13/2020
Kotayya Kondaveeti
Served as Member 3/20/2012 - 1/13/2020
Edith Shapira
Served as Member 3/6/2012 - 1/12/2024
Ellen Stewart
Served as Member 9/20/2011 - 1/9/2026
Anthony Ferraro
Served as Member 7/12/2011 - 12/31/2020
Caroline Mitchell
Served as Member 1/20/2015 - 1/13/2020

Stories

Transparency and equity on minds of Allegheny County’s almost entirely new health board members
January 15, 2025
You survived 2024. Now vote one more time — for your must-follow news topics.
December 23, 2024
Allegheny County Council punts vote on permit fee increase
December 17, 2024
Forged in COVID, Dr. Iulia Vann turns to air quality, Black infant mortality as new Allegheny County health director
December 5, 2024
Study: Racism and sexism keeps Black moms from losing pregnancy weight
November 18, 2024
Allegheny County moves to hike air program fees
September 11, 2024
Allegheny County ramps up mosquito control. Could it harm local ecosystems?
August 15, 2024
Updated: Allegheny County Board of Health gives OK to housing health panel
July 17, 2024
Iulia Vann named as Allegheny County health director
June 24, 2024
Allegheny County should let Clean Air Fund money flow to projects, audit says
May 21, 2024
Unhealthy housing may be subject of new Allegheny County committee
May 8, 2024
Innamorato focus on ‘new voices’ reaches into boards heavy with longtime hands
May 2, 2024
Allegheny County updates healthy housing rules, but stalls on giving advocates a seat at the table
March 7, 2024
‘Unfit’ housing or no housing? Unhoused people and service providers face tough choices
February 20, 2024
County’s top health post, vacant for a year, ‘vital’ to Innamorato administration
January 17, 2024
Residents sue as Coraopolis concrete plant ‘coats and clogs up everything’
December 5, 2023
Election guide: Off-year election has big courthouse implications
October 26, 2023
Vote delayed on proposed Allegheny County housing health code changes
September 6, 2023
Advocates tell Allegheny County Board of Health: More work needed on housing code overhaul
July 6, 2023
Housing health code revisions are coming in Allegheny County, but what’s the public’s role?
May 9, 2023
Updated: Allegheny County Board of Health sends bid to tap Clean Air Fund to public comment phase
March 22, 2023
How Allegheny County’s next executive could reshape the local power structure
January 13, 2023
Tenant Cities: Unpaid housing health fines leave some Allegheny County tenants cold
December 13, 2021
The City of Prayer: Clairton’s residents persevere amid persistent pollution and violence
November 19, 2021
U.S. Steel faces lawsuit alleging that Clairton Coke Works ‘decrepit’ condition continues to endanger Mon Valley residents
November 19, 2021
Part 7 – A coalition of activists helped begin the turnaround at PWSA
October 19, 2021
Mon Valley air was the healthiest it’s ever been in 2020; region still receives an ‘F’ grade
April 21, 2021
January COVID-19 inspections show violations continue at Allegheny County bars and restaurants
February 8, 2021
COVID-19 daily coverage
January 12, 2021
Four environmental issues in the Pittsburgh region to keep your eyes on in the age of COVID-19
May 15, 2020
Why municipal fragmentation makes the wider Pittsburgh region especially vulnerable to the COVID-19 pandemic
March 15, 2020
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