The Bell County Public Health District announced Monday that its board of health has chosen an interim director.
The new director â Nikki Morrow â will serve as the groupâs head until a new director can be identified through an interview process. Morrow has worked with the district for two decades and is the local director for the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children.
âI am looking forward to serving the health district as interim and collaborating with our departments and community partners,â Morrow said.
Morrow has been the nutrition program director for past four years, since 2017, with the initiative serving more than 15,000 participants each month throughout the county.
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