Teresa Long, M.D.

One Vision

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What would a healthy world look like? From outbreaks and pandemics- HIV/AIDS, obesity, H1N1- to health disparities, this doctor sees everything. But if we spent just a moment thinking about what a healthy community really looks like, what picture would you paint? Dr. Teresa Long, Columbus’ Public Health Commissioner, will carry us through her vision of that portrait.

About Teresa:

Teresa C. Long, M.D., M.P.H, has served as Columbus’ health commissioner since her appointment by Mayor Michael Coleman and the Columbus Board of Health in 2002. As health commissioner, she serves as the chief executive for the health department where she oversees more than 40 public health programs, 500 employees and an annual budget of nearly $47 million. Prior to her appointment, she served the department for 15 years as medical director and assistant health commissioner.