Since August 2020, Carter-Hamilton coordinated COVID-19 guidelines and regulations in city schools and early-childcare spaces as the health department’s pediatric partnerships manager.
“I am committed to working to address health equity and health justice in Philadelphia,” Carter-Hamilton said in a statement. “So many of our communities are struggling under the dual burden of systemic racism and the pandemic, which led to much worse outcomes in communities of color.
With a B.S. in Nursing from La Salle University, and an M.S. in Nursing from Wilmington University, Carter-Hamilton has also worked as a school nurse in Philadelphia city schools.
“I look forward to ensuring that racial equity is at the heart of our operations and that we are able to build sustainable partnerships throughout the city in order to maintain robust public health programs,” she said.