Board Member
Representing: Secretary of DHHS
Larry is Chief of the Environmental Health Section with the NC Division of Public Health. Prior to that, he was Head of the Food Protection and Facilities Branch for seven years. He has held several positions within the Division, including serving as the state’s first Food Defense Coordinator. Larry’s public health career began at the local level where he was employed as an Environmental Health Specialist in Lee County. Michael earned a Bachelor of Science in Environmental Health from East Carolina University and a Master of Public Health from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
Larry is an active member of the National Environmental Health Association, NC Public Health Association (NCPHA), Eastern District NCPHA, and the NC Food Safety and Defense Task Force. In addition to the position he holds on the NC Board of Environmental Health Specialist Examiners, he was also appointed to the NC Local Health Department Accreditation Board in 2014.
Contact Information:
Department of Public Health, Environmental Health
5606 Six Forks Road, Building 3
1632 Mail Service Center
Raleigh NC 27699
Phone: 919-707-5872
Email: larry.michael@dhhs.nc.gov
Appointed: 6/9/2014
Term Expires: 12/15/2021
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