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C ertified health education specialist Patricia Davidson Mail has over two decades of professional experience conducting inspections and enforcing adherence to laws and regulations governing the health and safety of individuals. Dr. Mail began her career as a health educator in 1970 and continues as chief of the Health Education branch of the Portland Area Indian Health Servuce in 1970. After serving seven years there, she took on the position of deputy chief and field operations at the National Health Service Corps., in 1986. She continued working at the organization earning other positions, including professor, serving on the activities board, deputy clinical chief and branch chief. Throughout her career she has worked at many public health organizations, including the Office of Public Health Service Surgeon General, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse

Patricia Davison Mail, Ph.D. Public Health Service Officer (Retired) Tacoma, WA

and Alcoholism (NIAAA), the U.S. Public Health Service, and the American Public Health Association, where she served as board president from 2005 until her retirement in 2007. Dr. Mail has utilized her knowledge and expertise to author a book with D.R. McDonald entitled “Tulapai to Tokay.” She has also had the opportunity to be an editor and associate editor of books and journals as well as contribute her knowledge to book chapters and articles to professional journals in the field. Her service to the community and her field has earned her the Surgeon General’s Exemplary Service Medal. As a student, she received a U.S. Public Health Service Traineeship. Dr. Mail continues to be active in the field as a fellow of the American School Health Association and the Society for Applied Anthropology as well as a member of many health related organizations. Her successful career is backed by a Bachelor of Science and a Master of Arts from the University of Arizona, a Master of Science from Smith College, a Master in Public Health from Yale University, and a Doctor of Philosophy from the University of Maryland.

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