Opinion: Health Department director on ‘invisible threat’ in air
The Shelby County Health Department holds a community meeting about Sterilization Services on March 28 at 6 p.m.
Michelle Taylor
Dr. Michelle Taylor MD, DrPH, MPH is Director of the Shelby County Health Department in Shelby County, Tennessee. Previously, she was Deputy Director for Practice Integration at the National Association of Community Health Centers (NACHC) and Division Chief of the Aerospace Medicine Division at the Office of the Air National Guard Surgeon General.
“The residents of the neighborhoods surrounding Sterilization Services of Tennessee already face more than their fair share of adverse health, social and environmental conditions compared to many other parts of Shelby County.”
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