About THD: pursuing a healthier community for all of us

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The Tulsa Health Department provides over 90,000 free immunizations every year to protect our community from deadly diseases.


Healthy people 2010 objective:

Increase the proportion of adults who are vaccinated annually against influenza and ever vaccinated against pneumococcal disease.

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Public Health - Prevent. Promote. Protect

THD Director and Board of Health

 

Dedicated to Serving the Community

The Tulsa City-County Board of Health acts in an advisory capacity to the THD Director of Health. The Board sets public health policies and helps establish the THD annual budget. In all that they do, the Board's appointed members and the Director of Health strive to safeguard and promote the health of the people they serve.

Board of Health Members

Mr. W.H. (Rik) Helmerich
Chair
Appointed by: City of Tulsa
Initially Appointed: September, 2003
Current Term Expires: May 1, 2015

Dr. Patrick Grogan, DVM
Vice-Chair
Appointed by: Tulsa County
Initially Appointed: November, 2004
Current Term Expires: July 1, 2011

Betty Boyd
Appointed by: City of Tulsa
Initially Appointed: May 1, 2001
Current Term Expires: May 1, 2012

Beverly J. Mathis, D.O. 
Appointed by: Tulsa County
Initially Appointed: January 19, 2010
Current Term Expires: July 31, 2015

Geraldine Ellison, Ph.D., R.N.
Appointed by: City of Tulsa
Initially Appointed: September 9, 2005
Current Term Expires: May 1, 2015

Delilah Christine Zarate-Gentges
Appointed by: City of Tulsa
Initially Appointed: September 13, 2007
Current Term Expires: May 1, 2013

James O. Goodwin, J.D.
Appointed by: Tulsa County
Initially Appointed: March 1968
Current Term Expires: July 31, 2012

Nancy B. Keithline
Appointed by: City of Tulsa
Initially Appointed: June 26, 1997
Current Term Expires: July 31, 2012

THD Interim Director
Reggie Ivey, MHR
Interim Director since October 2009