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Mayor Parker picks Palak Raval-Nelson, a deputy health commissioner, to head the agency

Raval-Nelson will head the Department of Public Health, one of the city’s most critical agencies following ten months of interim leadership.

Philadelphia new health commissioner, Dr. Palak Raval-Nelson, speaks after her introduction by Mayor Cherelle L. Parker on Monday at City Hall.
Philadelphia new health commissioner, Dr. Palak Raval-Nelson, speaks after her introduction by Mayor Cherelle L. Parker on Monday at City Hall.Read moreJose F. Moreno / Staff Photographer
    by Anna Orso
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