Episode 67: Houston Heath Department: Dr Stephen Williams

Stephen L. Williams joined the City of Houston as the director of the Houston Health Department in June of 2004. He serves on several boards of community, professional and civil rights organizations and is a past president of the Texas Association of Local Health Officials.
Under his leadership, the HHD launched community outreach programs such as Project Saving Smiles, See to Succeed, Assessment, Intervention, and Mobilization (AIM) efforts and in 2006, Williams and his incredible team initiated the Hip Hop for HIV Awareness intervention project and collaborated with Enroll Gulf Coast to aid in providing access to health insurance through the Affordable Care Act of 2010 to the region’s estimated 1.4 million uninsured while also gaining national attention and White House support. His most recent endeavor includes pioneering the recovery efforts for the COVID-19 pandemic.