Thomas Farley
Dr. Thomas Farley is commissioner of the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene. He is trained as a pediatrician and has served in the Centers for Disease Control’s Epidemic Intelligence Service.
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Dr. Thomas Farley is commissioner of the New York City Department of
Health and Mental Hygiene. Under his leadership, the agency is
addressing the social and environmental factors underlying the nation’s
greatest public health threats, including smoking, obesity, diabetes and
heart disease. Dr. Farley is trained as a pediatrician and served in
the Centers for Disease Control’s Epidemic Intelligence Service. He has
conducted research and published articles on a wide range of topics,
including Legionnaires’ disease, prevention of HIV/STDs, youth violence,
infant mortality, and obesity. He is coauthor with RAND Senior
Scientist Deborah Cohen of Prescription for a Healthy Nation.
