Public Health Funding and Policy Committee
Public Health Funding and Policy Committee defines core public health services a local health entity should provide in a county or municipality; evaluates public health in the state and identifies initiatives for areas that need improvement; identifies funding sources available to local health entities; and establishes public health policy priorities. Members include:
Sharon K. Melville, MD, MPH
Regional Medical Director, Public Health Region 7, Temple
Department of State Health Services
Phone: 254-778-6744
Email: Sharon.Melville@dshs.state.tx.us
Term Expires February 1, 2023Sharon Whitley
Director of the Hardin County Health Department
Phone: 409-209-5358
Email: Sharon.Whitley@Co.Hardin.TX.US
Term Expires: February 1, 2027
Julie St. John, DrPH
Assistant Dean, Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences
Associate Chair, Julia Jones Matthews Department of Public Health
Abilene Campus, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center
Phone: 325-696-0473
Email: julie.st
