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Philly’s new health commissioner wants to improve health-care access in Northeast Philly and combat the opioid crisis

Palak Raval-Nelson is eight weeks into her new position as Philadelphia’s health commissioner — but the Hoboken native and Temple University alumna has spent decades with the city health department.

Philadelphia's health commissioner, Palak Raval-Nelson, speaks at a news conference with Mayor Cherelle Parker at City Hall in December.
Philadelphia's health commissioner, Palak Raval-Nelson, speaks at a news conference with Mayor Cherelle Parker at City Hall in December.Read moreJose F. Moreno / Staff Photographer