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New Ingham County Health Director, Dr. Adenike Shoyinka,

Unveils Departmental Goals and Achievements

By: Hailey Kenward, Kolt Communications

r. Adenike Shoyinka is the has been a huge win for the Ingham County Health
newest health director and Department.
public health officer of the
D Ingham County Health “These vending machines work to combat the Opioid
Department. She took over after the Crisis through harm reduction,” said Dr. Shoyinka. “They
retirement of Linda Vail in February include Narcan, alcohol wipes, condoms, fentanyl
of 2023. test strips, first aid kits, CPR mouth shields and many
more items for free. We want to reduce the harm of
Dr. Shoyinka brings years of substance use disorder and meet each individual
experience to this position, having where they are at. Providing resources to try to keep
joined the Ingham County Health Shoyinka an individual alive, maybe the next day they will be in a
Department in 2019 as medical director after spending space for recovery.”
time in clinical practice. She is board-certified in internal
medicine, preventive medicine and infectious diseases. Dr. Shoyinka suggests that community members
who have friends and family members with Opioid
“I am truly honored to serve in this position and work Use Disorder or who may potentially encounter
alongside my colleagues, community partners and someone having an Opioid overdose, carry Narcan
local government members,” said Dr. Shoyinka. “I could and use the resources provided by the Ingham County
not have a better set of leaders, at every level of the Health Department. l
organization, by my side to protect, preserve, improve
and advocate for the community we serve."

Dr. Shoyinka faces daily battles against public health
threats both known and unknown. Some of the threats
include future pandemics, mental health issues, It’s time to
community violence, communicable diseases and
substance use disorders.

Since the height of the pandemic, the Ingham County move on.
Health Department has been reviewing its processes
and resources for responding to public health crises/
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emergencies.
“I am proud of the progress we have made towards
reviewing our processes, but there is still a lot of work
to do,” said Dr. Shoyinka. “We are making strides Local banking, local decisions.
alongside our community partners, who supported
us through the pandemic, to go back to the drawing
board and ensure preparedness for the benefit of all
those in Ingham County and throughout Michigan. Our
goal is to try to continue to improve access to public
health services, particularly in populations that data
show are more impacted by public health emergencies.
We are also working rebuild and increase trust
amongst our community members, which was eroded
by the Covid-19 pandemic.”

The Ingham County Health Department has recently Local Commercial and Personal Banking | fnbmichigan.bank
made a great advancement in addressing the battle
against substance use disorders. The installation
of Narcan vending machines throughout Lansing

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