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News Briefs Bloomberg Appoints Five to Be New York City CommissionersDecember 28, 2001 New York City Mayor-elect Michael R. Bloomberg appointed five city commissioners Thursday. Among the new appointees was Dr. Thomas R. Frieden, who will become the commissioner of the Department of Health. Frieden is currently in India working on TB control for the World Health Organization. In the past he has served as an assistant commissioner at the Health Department, as advisor to the World Bank, as a medical officer in the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and as an assistant professor at the Columbia University School of Public Health. Back to other CDC news for December 28, 2001 New York Times 12.28.01; Michael Cooper This article was provided by U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. It is a part of the publication CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update. |
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