Cleveland Department of Public Health
Lita M. Wills, MPH, is an experienced public health professional currently serving as the Commissioner for Health Equity and Social Justice at the Cleveland Department of Public Health since July 2021. Prior to this role, Lita M. Wills held the position of Director of Community Impact at the United Way of Youngstown and the Mahoning Valley from July 2019 to July 2021, and served as Executive Director at the Mahoning Valley College Access Program Inc., where the focus was on increasing post-secondary education attendance among high school students in the Mahoning Valley from December 2012 to June 2019. Additional experience includes serving as Director of Development at The Rich Center for Autism at Youngstown State University and as RSB Program Supervisor with the Cleveland Metropolitan School District. Lita M. Wills' career began in public health with supervision of HIV prevention programs at The Free Medical Clinic of Greater Cleveland. Lita M. Wills holds a Master of Public Health (MPH) and Bachelor of Arts from Kent State University and Cleveland State University, obtained between 2004 and 2007.
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Cleveland Department of Public Health
The Cleveland Department of Public Health (CDPH) is the local public health agency for the City of Cleveland. Formally established in 1910, the department is charged with improving the quality of life in the City of Cleveland by promoting healthy behavior, protecting the environment, preventing disease, and making the City a healthy place to live, work, and play. The Cleveland Department of Public Health is made of a range of programs providing clinical, environmental, health promotion, and population-based services. The department has an annual budget of $21 million and is staffed by 180 full- and part-time employees. CDPH ensures a high quality of resources and services through various partnerships in the greater Cleveland community. For example, CDPH has initiated and maintained working relationships with Case Western Reserve University, Metro Health Medical Center, Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Cuyahoga County Board of Health, Lakewood and Shaker Health Departments, the Center for Community Solutions and others. These partnerships provide the cornerstone of successful preventive public health care services to meet the needs of the residents of the City of Cleveland and throughout the Greater Cleveland community.