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hanges in Leadership at the
Department of Public Health
As of May 1st, In addition to being a Registered
2014, Dr. Chris Rustin Environmental Health Specialist with the
was officially Georgia Board of Registered
appointed the Director Environmental Health Professionals, he
of Environmental holds a Bachelor of Science degree in
Health for the Georgia Biology, Masters in Safety and
Department of Public Environmental Compliance, and a
Health (GDPH) by Doctorate of Public Health with an
emphasis in Community Health Education
Commissioner and Behavior. Dr. Rustin is currently the
R. Chris Rustin, DrPH, REHS F i t z g e r a l d . H e President-Elect of the Georgia
Environmental Health Association.
replaces long time Director Scott Uhlich,
who retired after 35 years of service on Dr. Rustin began his career as an
April 30, 2014. The Environmental Health Environmental Health Specialist with the
Section is located in the Division of Health Evans County Health Department.
Protection at the Georgia Department of Originally from Claxton, Dr. Rustin
Public Health and is responsible for 13 worked as an Environmental Safety
programs with a staff of over 400 Worker with the Evans County Health
Environmental Health Professionals at the Department prior to graduating college.
State, District and County level. Upon graduation, he was promoted to an
Environmental Health Specialist, where he
Dr. Rustin is responsible for worked for several years. From there he
supervision and statewide oversight of the transferred to the former East Health
environmental health programs including District, currently the Coastal Health
the land use (onsite sewage and water), District, and managed the Environmental
food service, public swimming pool, spa Health programs for Effingham and
and recreational water park, tattoo, tourist Chatham County Health Departments,
accommodation, chemical hazards, gaining significant experience in urban and
tanning, healthy homes/lead poisoning rural Environmental Health in two very
prevention and environmental health fast growing Counties.
emergency preparedness programs. Dr.
Rustin served as the Deputy Director of Chris Rustin, DrPH, REHS, Director
Environmental Health for five years prior Environmental Health Section
to his appointment overseeing all
Environmental Health operations and Georgia Department of Public Health
Environmental Health emergency 2 Peachtree Street NW, 13th Floor
preparedness. Atlanta, GA 30303
(404) 657-6534
Georgia Environmentalist Volume 36 27
Department of Public Health
As of May 1st, In addition to being a Registered
2014, Dr. Chris Rustin Environmental Health Specialist with the
was officially Georgia Board of Registered
appointed the Director Environmental Health Professionals, he
of Environmental holds a Bachelor of Science degree in
Health for the Georgia Biology, Masters in Safety and
Department of Public Environmental Compliance, and a
Health (GDPH) by Doctorate of Public Health with an
emphasis in Community Health Education
Commissioner and Behavior. Dr. Rustin is currently the
R. Chris Rustin, DrPH, REHS F i t z g e r a l d . H e President-Elect of the Georgia
Environmental Health Association.
replaces long time Director Scott Uhlich,
who retired after 35 years of service on Dr. Rustin began his career as an
April 30, 2014. The Environmental Health Environmental Health Specialist with the
Section is located in the Division of Health Evans County Health Department.
Protection at the Georgia Department of Originally from Claxton, Dr. Rustin
Public Health and is responsible for 13 worked as an Environmental Safety
programs with a staff of over 400 Worker with the Evans County Health
Environmental Health Professionals at the Department prior to graduating college.
State, District and County level. Upon graduation, he was promoted to an
Environmental Health Specialist, where he
Dr. Rustin is responsible for worked for several years. From there he
supervision and statewide oversight of the transferred to the former East Health
environmental health programs including District, currently the Coastal Health
the land use (onsite sewage and water), District, and managed the Environmental
food service, public swimming pool, spa Health programs for Effingham and
and recreational water park, tattoo, tourist Chatham County Health Departments,
accommodation, chemical hazards, gaining significant experience in urban and
tanning, healthy homes/lead poisoning rural Environmental Health in two very
prevention and environmental health fast growing Counties.
emergency preparedness programs. Dr.
Rustin served as the Deputy Director of Chris Rustin, DrPH, REHS, Director
Environmental Health for five years prior Environmental Health Section
to his appointment overseeing all
Environmental Health operations and Georgia Department of Public Health
Environmental Health emergency 2 Peachtree Street NW, 13th Floor
preparedness. Atlanta, GA 30303
(404) 657-6534
Georgia Environmentalist Volume 36 27
