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Dr. Barbara Ferrer, Executive Director

The Boston Public Health Commission is a political subdivision of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts created pursuant to the Boston Public Health Act of 1995, G.L. c. 111 App. § 2-1. Our Executive Officer for purposes of G.L. c. 258 is Dr. Barbara Ferrer.