Submit your questions for Dr. Sandra Martell, the Public Health Administrator for Winnebago County.
Dr. Sandra Martell is only the third Public Health Administrator for the Winnebago County Health Department since 1971 when the City of Rockford Health Department and the Winnebago County Health Department merged to become one agency. Prior to joining the WCHD, she had over 25 years of public health experience including recently serving as the Cook County Department of Public Health (CCDPH), Interim Chief Operating Officer (COO).
As the Interim Chief Operating Officer for the Cook County Department of Public Health, Dr. Martell and her 300 public health staff members provided services to over 2.6 million people.
Dr. Martell holds a Doctor of Nursing Practice and a Master of Science Degree in Public Health Nursing/Family Nurse Practitioner, from the Universityof Illinois Chicago, as well as a Bachelor of Science degree in Nursing from Loyola University of Chicago.
