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Board of Health

The mission of this Board is to be concerned with the security of life and health of the people of the Dutchess County Health District as encompassed in the Public Health Law, the Sanitary Code of the State of New York, the Sanitary Code of the County of Dutchess, and of the charter and Administrative Code of the Dutchess County Government, Article VII.

Board Members

  • Jeanean Aming DNP, PMHNP, MSN, FNP-BC, RN
  • Amy Cocina, MD
  • Alexander P. Cohen, MD, City of Beacon
  • John Fallon, Member at Large
  • Laura Fil, DO MS, MD
  • Doug McHoul, Legislative
  • David D. McNary, Member at Large
  • Melissa Nelson-Perron, MD
  • Rachana Tyagi, MD

Upcoming Meetings and Notices

All Board of Health meetings are held at 4:00pm. Meetings are usually one hour, unless there is a large agenda.

In person meetings are held at the:

Dutchess County Department of Health 
85 Civic Center Plaza – Suite 106, Poughkeepsie, NY  12601 (Google Maps) and virtually via Microsoft Teams.

Board of Health Meetings for 2026

January 15, 2026

February 19, 2026

March 19, 2026

April 16, 2026

May 21, 2026

June 18, 2026

NO JULY MEETING

August 20, 2026

September 17, 2026

October 15, 2026

November 19, 2026

December 17, 2026

Meeting Minutes