Damōn Chaplin

Damōn Chaplin currently serves as the Commissioner of the Minneapolis Health Department. Commissioner Chaplin manages a multi-discipline staff, operating multiple public health division’s responsible for enforcing federal, state, and local ordinances and codes for approximately 425,000 residents living in private and public housing units and patronizing local businesses and restaurants. Commissioner Chaplin has over 25 years of experience in public health. In his previous position as Health Director for the City of New Bedford, he played several key roles in advancing the city’s public health initiative, including participating in the Massachusetts Health Equity Compact (HEC), which brought together over 30 Black and Latinx leaders to advocate for health equity and health care reform.