Board of Health
What is a board of health?
A board of health (BOH) is a statutorily mandated entity established for public health policy making and governance. At Three Rivers we have five boards, one local BOH in each county and one district BOH. The functions and roles of each of the boards are divided into two categories, governing and non-governing.
A governing board is one that oversees and assures the health department is providing services that meets the needs of the community it serves. A non-governing board is responsible for the public health tax, maintenance and upkeep of the agency building, and nominating members to sit on the governing board .
Each of our local boards nominates two members to sit on the eight-member district board of health. Those members are highlighted in bold text below in the list of local board members.
Local Ordinances
CARROLL COUNTY
LOCAL BOARD OF HEALTH MEMBERS
- Judge Shorty Tomlinson
- David Wilhoite
- Bill Osborne
- Jodie Kemper, RN
- Richard Kates, OD
- Gregory Goff
- Joseph Gilbert
- Cecil Martin, MD
- Mark Miller, MD
- Sandy May
- (Open Seat)
- (Open Seat)
GALLATIN COUNTY
LOCAL BOARD OF HEALTH MEMBERS
- Judge Ryan Morris
- Terry Towles, RN
- (Open Seat)
- Kristie Beatty
- Scarlett Hall
- Patricia Riddle
- Micha Dryden
- Joe Mylor
- Richard Ackermann, DMD
- Thomas Beringer, RPH
- Paula Lillard
- Janet Bledsoe
OWEN COUNTY
LOCAL BOARD OF HEALTH MEMBERS
- Judge Casey Ellis
- Matt Cull, RPh
- Gary Minch, DVM
- Dave Stowe
- Chris Spurgeon
- Karen Wash, RN
- Mike Stafford
- Matt Parker, DVM
- Suzanne Bowling
- Melody Stafford
- Christina Perkins
- Lindsay Smith
PENDLETON COUNTY
LOCAL BOARD OF HEALTH MEMBERS
- Judge David Fields
- Monte McElfresh, DMD
- Rose Verax
- Henry Bertram
- Jennifer Wright, RPh
- Brian Schack, MD
- Allison Nichols
- Shannon Sandy
- JoAnn Cordray
- Theresa Flairty
- Billy Matthews
- Tabatha Biddle
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- Published: April 3, 2021
- Updated: June 2, 2022
