About Michael J. Hodges
Senior public health executive and consultant with about 20 years of experience.
I’ve worked inside local health departments, led them, and supported them at the state-association and national levels. My work spans PHAB accreditation, emergency preparedness, infection prevention and health department operations.
Experience
- Health Educator and Accreditation Coordinator, Bloomfield Department of Health and Human Services (2005–2016). Led Bloomfield to become New Jersey’s first nationally accredited local health department.
- Director and Health Officer, West Milford (2016–2018).
- Director-level service, East Orange (2018–2019), including Acting Director of Health and Human Services.
- NJACCHO (2021–2023): administered a $5M CDC-funded program supporting 99 local health departments; managed Project Firstline and Strike Team training.
- Supported New York City’s COVID-19 isolation hotel response and environmental health work.
- Project Public Health Ready (PPHR) national reviewer, NACCHO.
Credentials
MS, Health Education · NJ Licensed Health Officer · REHS · CHES · CIC · LTC-CIP · OSHA Outreach Trainer (Construction) · OSHA 30-Hour General Industry
Recommendations
Recommendations from colleagues are available on my LinkedIn profile.
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