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Wayne
County
Welcomes
Dr.
Abdul
El-Sayed
to the
Health,
Human
and
Veterans
Services
Department.
DETROIT,
MI –
Today,
Wayne
County
welcomed
Dr.
Abdul
El-Sayed
as a
Project
Consultant
working
with the
Health,
Human
and
Veterans
Services
Department
(HHVS).
Dr.
El-Sayed
will
take
over as
director,
pending
Wayne
County
Commission
approval,
on March
1, 2023.
Director
Melita
Jordan,
currently
serving
as the
department’s
leader,
will
continue
through
March 1,
2023.
Under
Director
Jordan’s
leadership,
the HHVS
department
has
developed
new
strategies
and was
especially
vital
during
the
COVID-19
pandemic.
In June
2021,
Director
Jordan
created
the
Strategic
Plan for
Community-Based
COVID-19
Outreach
Efforts
using
the
Centers
for
Disease
Control’s
sensitivity
vulnerability
assessment
results.
Her work
during
the
pandemic
led to
$5
million
dollars
in new
grant
funds
between
July
2021 and
July
2022 to
expand
COVID-19
testing
and
vaccination
services
for
county
residents.
Additionally,
she
helped
to
facilitate
the
selection
process
of Wayne
State
University
for
Medical
Examiner
services
for the
Wayne
County
Medical
Examiner’s
Office.
A
complete
overhaul
of the
Unclaimed
and
Unidentified
Persons
Search
Database
and web
portal
was also
led by
Director
Jordan
to help
families
identify
their
loved
ones.
She also
developed
a
partnership
with
Wayne
State
University
School
of
Medicine
for the
Lighthouse
Scholarship
Program
in
October
2022 to
increase
the
quantity
and
quality
of the
public
health
workforce
in Wayne
County
by
offering
selected
scholars
full-tuition
funding
to
complete
the WSU
Master
of
Public
Health
degree.
“Since
joining
Wayne
County
in May
of 2021,
it has
been my
goal to
provide
services
to our
43
communities
that
would
increase
quality
of life.
I am
proud of
the work
we’ve
been
able to
accomplish
under
Executive
Evan’s
leadership
and
guidance,”
said
Melita
Jordan.
“I
treasurer
having
the
opportunity
to work
in
County
Executive
Evans’
administration
and
conclude
my work
in
public
service
and now
look
forward
to
returning
home to
spend
more
time
with my
family.”
“Melita
Jordan
is an
asset to
Wayne
County.
With her
expertise,
we were
able to
navigate
the
pandemic
and make
a
positive
impact
on our
residents.
While
she
prepares
for the
next
level in
her
career,
I want
to
extend
my well
wishes,”
said
Wayne
County
Executive
Warren
C.
Evans.
“Dr.
El-Sayed
comes
with a
wealth
of
knowledge
to
contribute
to Wayne
County.
I am
excited
for this
next
phase,
as well
as the
new
perspective
Dr.
El-Sayed
brings.”
In his
role as
Project
Consultant,
Dr.
El-Sayed
will
work to
identify
opportunities
to
develop
new,
innovative
departmental
programs
and
initiatives
for
residents
and
report
key
findings,
opportunities,
and
progress
toward
next
steps to
the
County
Executive
and his
team. As
Director,
he will
work
with the
County
Executive
and the
Department
to
implement
them.
“County
Executive
Evans
has
built an
incredible
team of
public
servants
for
Wayne
County,
all
executing
on his
vision
to build
best-in-class
services
for
County
residents.
What an
honor
and a
privilege
it is to
have the
opportunity
to lead
the
County’s
Health,
Human
and
Veterans
Services
Department
toward
that
vision,”
said Dr.
El-Sayed.
“As we
emerge
from the
pandemic,
our
department
will
seek to
empower
Wayne
County
residents
through
a focus
on
health
equity
and
access,
maternal
and
child
health,
senior
wellbeing,
and
environmental
health
while
implementing
all the
pandemic
has
taught
us about
keeping
our
communities
safe in
times of
public
health
challenge.
I’m
grateful
for the
opportunity
to
continue
to serve
under
Executive
Evans’s
leadership
and
alongside
the
Department’s
dedicated
team of
public
servants.
I also
want to
thank
Director
Jordan
for her
inspired
leadership
of the
department
through
some of
the most
challenging
days of
the
COVID-19
pandemic.”
Melita
Jordan
will
remain
with
Wayne
County
until
May
2023.
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