Published: Tue, October 7, 2014 @ 12:00 a.m.<\/p>\n
By William K. Alcorn <\/p>\n
alcorn@vindy.com<\/a> <\/p>\n YOUNGSTOWN <\/p>\n The Youngstown District Board of Health has made Erin Bishop the health departments commissioner. <\/p>\n Bishop had served as acting health commissioner since February 2011. Her annual salary $71,659 remains the same as she was receiving as acting commissioner, said the Rev. Lewis Macklin, health-board president. <\/p>\n He said at Mondays meeting Bishop was promoted because she has been doing the job and she embraces the priorities of the board of working toward reducing infant-mortality rates and health-care disparities in the community, especially among the minority population. <\/p>\n Bishop, with Patricia Sweeney, is co-chairwoman of the Mahoning-Youngstown Birth Outcome Equity Team, which has identified and prioritized areas to improve the overall infant-mortality rate. Bishop also is a member of the Ohio Institute for Equity in Birth Outcomes Leadership Team representing all the Ohio Equity Institute Teams. <\/p>\n Bishop reported to the board the Mahoning County Health Care Coalition will meet in special session Thursday to ensure that the areas health-care organizations are prepared to deal with the Ebola virus should it strike here. <\/p>\n The health coalition consists of the city and county public-health departments, emergency-management agency, emergency medical services and hospitals. <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Continued here:<\/p>\n Mahoning County Health Care Coalition to meet on Ebola<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Published: Tue, October 7, 2014 @ 12:00 a.m. By William K. Alcorn alcorn@vindy.com<\/a> YOUNGSTOWN The Youngstown District Board of Health has made Erin Bishop the health departments commissioner. Continue reading