Deputy Mayor for Health and Opportunity and Health Commissioner for the City of Philadelphia. Before entering government service, Dr. Schwartz was Vice Chairman of the Department of Pediatrics of the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Deputy Physician-in-Chief and Craig-Dalsimer Division Chief for Adolescent medicine at The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia. He is Professor of Pediatrics in the University of Pennsylvania Schools of Medicine and Nursing at The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, and a senior fellow at the Leonard Davis Institute for Health Economics at Penn.

Dr. Schwarz was an active researcher in the area of adolescent risk behaviors for over 22 years. He received both public and private funding for work that has examined the issues of injury and its prevention in urban, minority communities, public policy approaches to adolescent violence, and physician- and nurse-practice-based interventions to improve outcomes for high-risk infants. Dr. Schwarz served for four years as President of the Board of Directors of Philadelphia Citizens for Children and Youth, has been a member of the Governing council of the American Public Health Association, and is a Board member of numerous local and regional community agencies.

Executive Director of Prevention Point Philadelphia, a social services agency serving those at high-risk for HIV/AIDS and other illnesses through education, outreach, and needle exchange. Mr. Benitez has 20 years of experience in serving those with HIV and AIDS, and is known for his advocacy for HIV prevention throughout the City, particularly in the Latino community.

Dean of the School of Public Health at Drexel University. Dr. Gold has more than 25 years of experience in the field of public health and is known internationally for her passionate advocacy for public health approaches. She served the City of Philadelphia as Assistant Health Commissioner and head of HIV/AIDS services in the 1990s and has served on the Board of Health since 2004.

Associate Professor of Public Health and Director of the Master of Public Health Program at Temple University. Dr. Marquez is internationally-recognized for her work in environmental health and has worked throughout Africa on issues of sanitation and water safety, and here in the United States has been known as a strong advocate for industrial hygiene and occupational health.

Currently serves as Vice President and Chief Medical Officer of Delaware Valley Community Health, Inc. Board certified in family practice, Dr. McNeal earned his doctor of osteopathic medicine degree from the Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine. He is a member of the American Osteopathic Association, the Eastern Pennsylvania Medical Society and the Pennsylvania Osteopathic Family Physicians Society, among others.

Executive Director of the Women's Medical Fund of Philadelphia. Dr. Schewel trained as a nurse practitioner and maternity nurse, she is nationally-known for her work as an advocate for women's health and the reproductive rights of women. She has background in family planning programming, HIV issues with minority women, and breastfeeding advocacy in minority communities.

A nationally-known expert in infectious disease epidemiology. Former head of Disease Control for the City of Philadelphia and Executive Director for Worldwide Product Safety and Epidemiology for Merck, Dr. Sharrar brings more than 30 years of experience in the investigation of disease and the impacts of new technologies on public health. Additionally, he is well-versed in the workings of government, particularly in the area of policy development and enforcement.

Assistant Professor of Community Oral Health in Preventive and Restorative Sciences at the University of Pennsylvania School of Dental Medicine. Dr. Slaughter is recognized as a national expert in the geriatric oral health, particularly among minority populations. Additionally, she has been a leader in the analysis of workforce issues for the American Dental Association.

• September 13, 2012

  Attachment A: Status of HPV Vaccination in Philadelphia Adolescents
  Attachment B: Dental Composite Restorations and Psychosocial Function in Children

• March 22, 2012

  Attachment A: Draft of Proposed Permit Application Form
  Attachment B: Proposed Amendments to Regulation
  

• February 9, 2012

  Attachment A: Amendments to Disease Control Regulations
  Attachment B: Remarks in Support of Disease Control Regulations
  Attachment C: Proposed Regulation Regarding the Outdoor Public Serving of Food
  Attachment D: Permit Application Form for the Outdoor Public Serving of Food

• January 12, 2012

  Attachment A: Repeal of Animal Care & Control Regulations
  Attachment B: Testimony of We Feed the Homeless Philly

  
  
  

• October 20, 2011
  Attachment A: Effectiveness of Tobacco Warnings
  Attachment B: Tobacco Point of Purchase Warnings
  Attachment C: Advertising Restrictions
  
  
• September 8, 2011
  Attachment A: Draft regulation
  Attachment B: Testimony
  Attachment C: Frequently asked questions
  Attachment D: Background memo
  Attachment E: Background presentation
  
  
• July 14, 2011
  Attachment A: Proposed Timeline for Point of Sale Tobacco Warnings
  Attachment B: Draft Regulations Regarding Tobacco and Cigarette Signs
  Attachment C: Firearms in Philadelphia Data
  
  
• May 26, 2011
  Attachment A: 2010 Drinking Water Quality Report
  
Attachment B: Water Department Marcellus Shale Position Statement
Attachment C: Letter to the Editor


• March 10, 2011
  Attachment A: Status of HPV Vaccination in Philadelphia Adolescents
  
  
• February 10, 2011
  Attachment A: Condom Art Contest Finalist Entries
  Attachment B: Adolescent STD/HIV Prevention Plan & Timeline
  Attachment C: HIV Subsequent to STDs in Young Philadelphians
  Attachment D: Sister to Sister HIV Intervention
  
  
• January 13, 2011
  Attachment A: Resolution Regarding Clean Indoor Air Act
  Attachment B: Letter to the Commonwealth Secretary of Health
  Attachment C: Get Healthy Philly Update
  Attachment D: Health Resource Centers Report

• November 18, 2010
  Attachment A: Philadelphia Youth Risk Survey
  Attachment B: HIV/AIDS Youth Update
  Attachment C: Philadelphia STD Statistics
  Attachment D: Youth Tobacco Access, Youth, and Illegal Sales

• September 14, 2010
  Attachment A: Communities Putting Prevention to Work Update
  Attachment B: Improving HPV Vaccine Uptake Among Philadelphia Adolescents
  
  
• July 8, 2010
  Attachment A: Correspondence from Philadelphia Dental Society
  Attachment B: Draft of HPV Vaccination Regulation
  Attachment C: Cost Benefit Information About HPV Vaccine
  Attachment D: HPV Immunization Data
  
  
• May 13, 2010
  Attachment A: Menu Labeling Enforcement Report
  Attachment B: Consumers for Dental Choice Petition
  Attachment C: Nutrition and Physical Activity Initiative Slideshow
  
  
• February 18, 2010
  Attachment A: Philadelphia Dental Society Testimony
  Attachment B: New Era Dental Society Testimony
  Attachment C: Consumers for Dental Choice Testimony
  
  

• December 10, 2009
• October 8, 2009
• September 15, 2009
• August 13, 2009


• April 16, 2009
  Attachment A: 12 Animal Limit Draft Regulations
  Attachment B: Asbestos Control Testimony
  Attachment C: Asbestos Regulation Amendments
  Attachment D: PDPH Overview
  
  
• March 19, 2009
• February 10, 2009

• December 11, 2008