The Board of Health is charged with protecting the health and safety, as well as promoting the health interests of the citizens of Kanawha County and the City of Charleston. Per WV State Code §16-2-1, Local boards of health, are responsible for directing, supervising and carrying out matters relating to the public health of their respective communities.
Board Members
Arthur Rubin, DO
Jessica Hudson
Lillian Morris, RN
Danita Nellhaus, RN
Jeremy Nelson
Dara Aliff Lao, DO
Board Meeting Agendas and Minutes
The Kanawha-Charleston Board of Health meets, at a minimum, six times annually. The Board meetings are held, unless otherwise posted, in the 2nd Floor Board of Health Conference Room of the Kanawha-Charleston Health Department located at 108 Lee Street East, Charleston, WV, 25301. The meetings are open to the public.
Agendas are posted as soon as they are available. If you or your organization would like to address the Board, you may request to be added to a meeting agenda by contacting the Health Department at (304) 348-6494.
The minutes of the meetings are posted upon review and approval from the Board.