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William Walker, M.D.
Director and Health Officer
Contra Costa Health Services

William B. Walker, M.D. is the Director of the Contra Costa County Health Services Department. He is board-certified in Family Practice and Geriatric Medicine. He has served the Contra Costa Health Services Department for over 30 years, as a staff physician beginning in 1974, as Health Officer beginning in 1983, and as the Director of the Department since 1995. He is also a former President of the California Conference of Local Health Officers and the Health Officers Association of California, and past Chair of the California Association of Public Hospitals and Health Systems and the California Healthcare Safety Net Institute.
Currently, he is the Chair for the Association of Bay Area Health Officials.

Listen to periodic podcasts by Dr. William Walker, the Director of Contra Costa Health Services, to learn about health, wellness, emergency preparedness, and timely updates about the health care system in Contra Costa County.

Latest Podcast

- Childhood Immunizations Protect Children [ April 17, 2008 | read transcript ]

"Since young children are often most at risk for serious complications from vaccine-preventable diseases, it is very important for children to get the immunizations they need and to get them on time."

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April 9, 2008	New site for West County Health Center identified	transcript
April 3, 2008	School Food Safety Inspections	transcript
March 24, 2008	Work Needs to Be Done to Reduce Health Disparities	transcript
March 14, 2008	Home Care and Prevention Tips for Colds and Flu	transcript
Feb. 19, 2008	Contra Costa Health Services Faces Budget Cuts	transcript
Jan. 30, 2008	Still Time for Flu Shots	transcript
Jan. 16, 2008	Earn It! Keep It! Save It!	transcript
Jan. 4, 2008	Improvements in Pediatric Care	transcript
Dec. 20, 2007	Preventing the Spread of Norovirus	transcript
Nov. 30, 2007	Emergency Response in Contra Costa County	transcript
Nov. 8, 2007	Efforts Continue to Protect Contra Costa from Secondhand Smoke	transcript
Oct. 18, 2007	Relocating the Richmond Health Center	transcript