County Welcomes New Deputy Health Director

​Paige Bennett joined the Mecklenburg County Public Well being group because the Deputy Well being Director Nov. 15, 2021. In her new function, Bennett will oversee the Workplace of Innovation and Technique, Epidemiology program, Administrative Providers, and Director of Nursing. 

Bennett has over 20 years of expertise in public well being and public service, most lately serving as Operations Supervisor for Wake County Public Well being the place she oversaw Medicaid Transformation and crammed the function of COVID-19 Operations Supervisor. Previous to her arrival in Wake County, Bennett served in a number of roles for the North Carolina Division of Well being and Human Providers (NCDHHS) together with High quality Enchancment Specialist and Assistant Chief of Healthcare Planning. 

Bennett has additionally been lively in well being organizations throughout her profession and served as a consultant on the NC Institute of Medication: Taskforce on All-Payer Claims Database and a member of the Carolinas Heart for Medical Excellence High quality Stakeholders workgroup. She additionally has her Inexperienced Belt Six Sigma Certification from the American Society for High quality. 

Bennett earned her Bachelor of Psychology diploma from UNC-Charlotte and obtained her Grasp of Public Well being diploma from UNC-Chapel Hill. 

Mecklenburg County’s Public Well being Division is comprised of over 890 workers who work to guard and enhance the well being of people and the Mecklenburg group by selling wholesome life, researching illness and damage prevention, and detecting, stopping and responding to infectious ailments.

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