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Citrus County Health Department
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Mailing Address
3700 West Sovereign Path
Lecanto, Florida 34461
Gayle Guidash
Florida Department of Health in Citrus County Administrator
Ms. Gayle Guidash was named the Administrator for the Health Department in Citrus County on December 10, 2024.
She previously served as the Assistant Director for the Health Department in Pinellas County (August 2015 – December 2024), where she oversaw Disease Control, Environmental Health, Communications, the Office of Public Health Preparedness, and the Office of Overdose Prevention. Ms. Guidash also assisted with the Pinellas County Opioid Task Force whose goal is to reduce opioid deaths in the community.
Guidash holds a bachelor’s degree in biology from the University of Tampa and a master’s degree in Epidemiology from the University of South Florida, Tampa.
Guidash started her public health career in 1991 as an Environmental Specialist, conducting regulatory inspections and investigations. She went on to become a Public Health Preparedness Planner in 2002, conducting conducted planning, training, and preparedness response operations for the Department.
She earned her Certification as a Registered Environmental Health Sanitarian from the National Environmental Health Association (NEHA) in 2011 and her Certification in Infection Control in 2021 from the Association for Professionals of Infection Control (APIC).
Guidash is a graduate of the Public Health Leadership Institute of Florida, Class Nine; CDC’s Environmental Public Health Leadership Institute; and the Florida Emergency Management Academy, Class Three.
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