Dr. Wilma Wooten, San Diego County's public health director, wins statewide award

Citing her 23 years of service as San Diego County's public health director, the California Department of Public Health gave Dr. Wilma Wooten its highest honor last week during an awards ceremony in Sacramento. In a statement, Susan Fanelli, chief deputy director of the CDPH, said Wooten deserved the Beverlee A.

Wooten joined the county in 2001 as deputy health officer. At the time, she was also volunteering on medical trips to Jamaica, Kenya and Ghana to treat and educate patients vulnerable to communicable diseases, such as AIDS. She was named public health officer in 2007. Under her leadership, the region fared notably well during the COVID-19 pandemic. “The COVID adversity did not just build her character. It revealed her character,” Fanelli said during the award presentation.

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