Cleveland Department of Public Health
Karen D Dettmer REHS, RS, currently serves as Project Manager in the Program Management Office and Senior Lead Strategist for the Office of the Mayor in the City of Cleveland since April 2022. With extensive experience in public health, Karen has been a Program Manager of the City Lead Program and Sanitarian at the Cleveland Department of Public Health since August 2016. As the owner and certified operator of K D Environmental since August 2001, consulting services have included lead paint risk assessments, project estimations, and training in home renovation and energy conservation. Previous roles include Registered Sanitarian at the Lorain City Health Department and Staff Scientist at the Texas Department of Water Resources, where responsibilities involved environmental evaluations and emergency response. Karen holds a BA in Biology/Business from Randolph College.
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.