County selects new public health director – Victoria Advocate – Victoria, TX March 9, 2016 at 8:31 p.m.
Updated March 10, 2016 at 6 a.m.

Victoria County officials announced the hiring of a new public health director Wednesday. Neal, the current public health director for the City of Abilene and Taylor County, is expected to start April 11. “We know he will hit the ground running in Victoria and we’re eager for him to begin next month.”

Some of Neal’s listed accomplishments include across the board grant increases of 35 percent and developing a strategic plan to help lead the Abilene-Taylor County Public Health District to accreditation.

The Houston Department of Health and Tarrant County Public Health are the only public health departments accredited in the state. He will oversee all aspects of the public health department for the city, county and public health district, which includes DeWitt County.