DeKalb commissioner re-appointed to national committee

DeKalb County Commissioner Larry Johnson has been re-appointed to head the Health Steering Committee of the National Association of Counties.

The committee helps counties nationwide create and maintain healthy communities and also work on policy recommendations for health care delivery and indigent care.

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