The Northern Kentucky Health Department’s District Board of Health named a new chairperson on Wednesday.
Dr. Richard Gaston, a hospital physician at St. Elizabeth Healthcare, will assume the duties of the chair from Dr. Jonathan Rich, according to a press release from the health department.
“I am tremendously excited about my new role as Chair of the District Board of Health,” said Gaston in the release. “The Board and all of the members of Northern Kentucky Health Department do a tremendous job of preventing disease, promoting wellness, and protecting the area against health threats. Our goal is to make Northern Kentucky the healthiest region in the nation, and I think that’s something we can achieve. I’m looking forward to leading us toward that goal.”
