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San Mateo County supes appoint new health officer

The San Mateo County Board of Supervisors named Dr. Kismet Baldwin-Santana to the post Tuesday, succeeding Dr. Scott Morrow
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Dr. Kismet Baldwin-Santana is set to replace the retiring Dr. Scott Morrow, who has been serving the county for the past 31 years as the county health officer. Courtesy San Mateo County

Sonoma County's interim health officer has been appointed health officer in San Mateo County.

The San Mateo County Board of Supervisors named Dr. Kismet Baldwin-Santana to the post Tuesday, succeeding Dr. Scott Morrow, who is retiring after 31 years. Baldwin-Santana will take over Aug. 7, the county said in a statement.

Baldwin-Santana was previously a deputy health officer in Sonoma County, a health officer in San Joaquin County, and a quarantine medical officer for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the statement said.

She received her medical degree from Ohio State University and started her career as a neonatologist, the county said.

Health officers supervise the local response to disease outbreak, enforce public health laws and regulations, coordinate local medical resources in a disaster, and advise elected officials on health policy, the county said.

 

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