St. Mary’s health officer announces departure after 14 years

In her 14 years as health officer for the St. Mary’s County Health Department, Dr. Meena Brewster experienced a lot of firsts.From addressing the COVID-19 pandemic to building the Healthy St. Mary’s Partnership and school-based health centers, Brewster said her focus always came back to serving the community and improving access to health and wellness resources.“I really wanted an opportunity to be on the front lines and to have direct impact and to really get to know the people that we’re serving and build those partnerships that are so key,” she said.Early next month, Brewster will be leaving the role, and while she has yet to announce her next position, she is looking forward to starting a new chapter of her public health career.“Fourteen years is a long time for any person’s life, and St. Mary’s has certainly been such a significant component of my life,” she said.

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