Tokie Dunn
Director of Community Prevention Programs at the Mobile County Health Department
Representing: Mobile County Board of Health
Envision CHW council
Tokie Dunn holds over 20 years of experience working in public and private health services programs, management, and administration. Driven by a passion for helping others, her career has focused on improving quality health services, education promotion, and delivery for marginalized individuals, groups, and communities.
An avid community activist, she promotes positive and sustainable solutions to health disparities affecting the underserved and disadvantaged. Her notable community memberships include Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated; Rural Community Health Workers Network (RCHWN), National Association of Community Health Workers (NACHW); Alabama Public Health Association (AlPHA); National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO); Executive Board member for the Sickle Cell Disease Association-Mobile Chapter; Executive Board member for Redemption’s Place, a community mental health services organization; and advisor for Concrete Rose, a 501c3 organization devoted to improving the lives of teen girls. She has also served on several civic, social, and professional committees promoting healthy individuals, families, and communities.
Tokie received a BS in Human Services with an emphasis in Sociology and Psychology and an MPA with a concentration in Health Care Administration from the University of South Alabama. She currently serves as Director of Community Prevention Programs at the Mobile County Health Department which is the state’s oldest health department, and which predates the state of Alabama’s ratification into statehood. As director, she oversees several community programs including Tobacco Education, Maternal & Child Health, Lead Poisoning Prevention, Family Support/Home Visitation, Teen Pregnancy Prevention, and Community Health Workers. She is a certified Community Health Worker, certified Community Health Worker supervisor, and certified Community Health Worker Trainer.