Columbus Public Health is governed by a 5-person Board with members appointed by the Mayor and approved by Columbus City Council.  Each member serves a 4-year term and is eligible for reappointment. 

The Board functions as a policy and advisory board and provides oversight of all major financial and programmatic decisions.   Board of Health meetings are held on the 3rd Tuesday of each month (except August) at 2pm, with special sessions called as needed.  Meetings are held at the Columbus Health Department and are open to the public. 

Columbus Board of Health Members

Mayor Michael B. Coleman  
   President, Ex-Officio 

Mary Ellen Wewers, PhD, MPH 
Associate Dean for Research and Faculty Development
College of Public Health, The Ohio State University  

John H. Boxill, MA   
  Chief Operating Officer  
  New Salem Baptist Missionary Church 

  Martin S. Seltzer, J.D., Ph.D.
  Attorney at Law
  Porter, Wright, Morris and Arthur, LLP  
 

Augustus G. Parker III, M.D.
President & Founder, Columbus Women's Care, Inc.
Director of Mt. Carmel Obstetrical & Gynecology Clinical Svcs.

Karen Jefferson Morrison , JD, MS                                                         
System Vice President, Public Affairs
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