Harris County Public Health Executive Elected to Lead National Health Organization Priorities Include Health Equity and Disease Prevention

Harris County Public Health Executive Elected to Lead National Health Organization Priorities Include Health Equity and Disease Prevention

Harris County Public Health (HCPH) Executive Director, Umair A. Shah, MD, MPH, is the newly-elected president of theNational Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO). He was sworn into office on July 1. NACCHO represents nearly 3,000 local health departments across the U.S. These city, county, metropolitan, district, and tribal departments work to protect and promote health and well-being for all people in their communities. As President of NACCHO, Dr. Shah chairs the association’s Board […]