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It s a position that s been vacant since December, but Sacramento County now has a new public health director. Less than a year after being appointed by Gov. Gavin Newsom as chief deputy director at the California Department of Social Services, Chevon Kothari was selected to be the county s top health official. She officially began Monday. KCRA 3 s Brandi Cummings was the first reporter to interview her in the new role. Responses have been edited for style, clarity and brevity.What are the urgent needs in Sacramento County?Chevon Kothari: As some of these new initiatives come down from the state and federal government and some of these new dollars, we want to ensure that we are leveraging those dollars and bringing them in so that they can benefit the residents of our communities. We also want to ensure health equity. It really is something that we are taking very seriously, engaging with our community and our stakeholders to determine what are those needs that have been unmet a
Sacramento County hired Chevon Kothari to fill the role left by Dr. Peter Beilensen. Author: Chelsea Shannon Updated: 1:57 PM PDT May 14, 2021
Kothari previously served as the chief deputy director of the California Department of Social Services for most of the COVID-19 pandemic. And before that, she worked for six years as the director of Mariposa County Health and Human Services Agency.
Kothari officially started with Sacramento County on May 9 and, on May 13, she sat down with ABC10 to share some of her thoughts on how she wants to help Sacramento County.
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