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Accomplishments
Dr. Jean Malecki, has been Director of
Palm Beach County Health
Department since 1991 and a public
health employee since 1981.
She began her residency under Dr. C.L.
Brumback who founded the
department more than 50 years ago.
Dr. Malecki has guided the Palm Beach
County Health Department to
many accomplishments:
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Recipient of Outstanding Woman in
Public Health from the University of
South Florida for the year 2000.
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Chairman for the Department of
Preventive Medicine, Nova
Southeastern University, College of
Osteopathic Medicine.
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Developed a comprehensive School
Health Program called a "Nurse in
Every School," a collaborative
effort of foundations, hospitals and
Health Care District.
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Began a Children's Behavioral Health
Project focusing on the assessment
of behavioral health problems that
can be referred to an appropriate
provider for assistance. This is the
first such program in the nation.
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Received a grant from the Hartford
Foundation to address the needs of
the elderly in Palm Beach County
called the OMEGA project.
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Initiated the leadership to provide
one of the most sophisticated and
efficient Epidemiology services in
the state.
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Nationally, Dr. Malecki was selected
to the second class of the Center
for Disease Control's Public Health
Leadership Institute of scholars.
And has served as the President of
the alumni organization of
leadership graduates.
Best of All,
Dr. Malecki and her staff a the Palm
Beach County Health Department are
always looking for ways to better
serve the health needs of the
community.
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