In February 2018, the county health officer left to become director of the Office of Drug Control Policy at the West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources. The health officer post was then open.
At a special meeting on Monday, February 26, 2018, the board of health named a physician as interim health officer. He was to work part-time at the health department. The board president said the board was lucky to have a physician of his knowledge and stature join the department. A longtime staff member stayed on as acting executive director.
In May 2018, the president of the Kanawha County Commission called the interim health officer an outstanding interim director. He also asked the board of health to find a permanent leader for the department.
See Board of Health Names Interim Health Officer, the search for an executive director and health officer and the executive director and health officer page.
Sources
- WCHS-TV: report on the board naming an interim health officer (February 27, 2018)
- WCHS-TV: Kanawha County Commission president calls for transparency from health department (May 17, 2018)
- WCHS-TV: Board of Health continues search for health officer (March 14, 2019)