Alan Melnick
Biography
Dr. Alan Melnick has a community based faculty appointment in the OHSU-PSU School of Public Health as an Associate Professor in the graduate Health Management & Policy and the Health Systems & Policy programs. In this role, his work includes mentoring students and collaborating on research with primary faculty.
In addition to his work in the OHSU-PSU School of Public Health (SPH), Melnick Alan Melnick, MD, MPH, CPH is Public Health Director/Health Officer for Clark County, Washington, and Adjunct Associate Professor at the Oregon Health & Science University School of Medicine, Department of Family Medicine. Dr. Melnick has served as Health Officer for several counties in Oregon and Washington, including Washington, Clackamas and Cowlitz Counties. He is former Director of the OHSU Joint Residency in Family Medicine/Public Health & General Preventive Medicine and former Research Director at the OHSU Department of Family Medicine.
Dr. Melnick is past Co-Chair of the National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO) Workforce and Leadership Development Committee, current member of the National Board of Public Health Examiners and former NACCHO Board member. Dr. Melnick was a 1999 Health Resources and Services Administration Primary Care Policy Fellow and served four years on the Community Level Health Promotion Study Section of the National Institutes of Health. In addition, Dr. Melnick was a year 1993-94 Scholar in the National Public Health Leadership Institute and past Chair of its alumni association, the Public Health Leadership Society (PHLS). Within Washington State, Dr. Melnick is on the Board of Trustees of the Washington State Medical Association, member of the Board of Directors of the Washington State Association of Local Public Health Officials (WSALPHO) and Chair of the WSALPHO Health Officers Committee. Within Clark County, Dr. Melnick is a member of the Regional Health Improvement Plan Council of the Southwest Washington Accountable Community of Health and member of the Community Board of PeaceHealth Southwest Medical Center. He has authored two books, numerous other publications and published a third book with three coauthors, “Essentials of Public Health Ethics. Is Public Health Director/Health Officer for Clark County, WA, and Adjunct Assoc. Professor at OHSU’s School of Medicine, Dept of Family Medicine. He has served as Health Officer for several counties in OR and WA, including Washington, Clackamas and Cowlitz Counties. Alan Melnick, MD, MPH, CPH is Public Health Director/Health Officer for Clark County, Washington, and Adjunct Associate Professor at the Oregon Health & Science University School of Medicine, Department of Family Medicine. Dr. Melnick has served as Health Officer for several counties in Oregon and Washington, including Washington, Clackamas and Cowlitz Counties. He is former Director of the OHSU Joint Residency in Family Medicine/Public Health & General Preventive Medicine and former Research Director at the OHSU Department of Family Medicine. Dr. Melnick is past Co-Chair of the National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO) Workforce and Leadership Development Committee, current member of the National Board of Public Health Examiners and former NACCHO Board member. Dr. Melnick was a 1999 Health Resources and Services Administration Primary Care Policy Fellow and served four years on the Community Level Health Promotion Study Section of the National Institutes of Health. In addition, Dr. Melnick was a year 1993-94 Scholar in the National Public Health Leadership Institute and past Chair of its alumni association, the Public Health Leadership Society (PHLS). Within Washington State, Dr. Melnick is on the Board of Trustees of the Washington State Medical Association, member of the Board of Directors of the Washington State Association of Local Public Health Officials (WSALPHO) and Chair of the WSALPHO Health Officers Committee. Within Clark County, Dr. Melnick is a member of the Regional Health Improvement Plan Council of the Southwest Washington Accountable Community of Health and member of the Community Board of PeaceHealth Southwest Medical Center. He has authored two books, numerous other publications and published a third book with three coauthors, “Essentials of Public Health Ethics.
He is former Director of the OHSU Joint Residency in Family Medicine/Public Health & General Preventive Medicine and former Research Director at the OHSU Dept of Family Medicine. Melnick is a past Co-Chair of the National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO) Workforce and Leadership Development Committee, former NACCHO Board member, and current member of the National Board of Public Health Examiners.
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