Tennessee Department of Health commissioner to step down Ralph Alvarado focused on aging services, food code during nearly three-year tenure Hannah Herner Hannah Herner Author twitter Author email Jul 11, 2025 Jul 11, 2025 Updated Jul 21, 2025 Facebook Twitter WhatsApp LinkedIn SMS Email Facebook Twitter WhatsApp LinkedIn SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp LinkedIn SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Gift this article New subscriber benefit! Copied to clipboard Out of gifts for the month Unfortunately you've used all of your gifts this month. Your counter will reset on the first day of next month. Share this article paywall-free Email Copy Link Ralph Alvarado has stepped down from his post as commissioner of the Tennessee Department of Health. Dr. Ralph Alvarado Photo: Theresa Montgomery Alvarado was appointed by Gov. Bill Lee in 2022, after having served in the Kentucky state Senate since 2015. × This page requires Javascript. Javascript is required for you to be able to read premium content. Please enable it in your browser settings. kAmw6 H:== 36 C6A=2465 :? 2? :?E6C:> 42A24:EJ 3J kDA2? 52E2\@=<\4@AJ\D@FC46lQ|6DD286q@5JQmy@9? sF??[ kDA2? 52E2\@=<\4@AJ\D@FC46lQ|6DD286q@5JQmDE2E6 6A:56>:@=@8:DE 2?5 2? 25;F?4E AC@76DD@C 2E '2?56C3:=E &?:G6CD:EJ $49@@= @7 |65:4:?6] k^DA2?mk^DA2?mk^AmkAmkDEC@?8mk2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^HHH]?2D9G:==6A@DE]4@>^3FD:?6DD^962=E9042C6^E6??6DD66\DE2E6\962=E9\4@>>:DD:@?6C^2CE:4=607e7heh4g\begg\d66a\gf2b\af74c2a`g_gh]9E>=Q E2C86ElQ03=2?<QmsFC:?8 E96 a_ad =68:D=2E:G6 D6DD:@?k^2mk^DEC@?8m[ p=G2C25@ 7@4FD65 @? E96 28:?8 A@AF=2E:@? E9C@F89 6DE23=:D9:?8 E96 ~77:46 @7 w62=E9J p8:?8 2?5 C6BF6DE:?8 Sf >:==:@? :? C64FCC:?8 DE2E6 7F?5:?8 E@ 6DE23=:D9 E96 %6??6DD66 |6>@CJ pDD6DD>6?E }6EH@C<]k^AmkAmsFC:?8 9:D E6?FC6[ p=G2C25@ 2?5 E96 DE2E6 @AE65 kDEC@?8mk2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^HHH]?2D9G:==6D46?6]4@>^?6HD^A:E9:?E96H:?5^=@42=\9:G\AC6G6?E:@?\@C8D\252AE\:?\E96\H2<6\@7\DE2E6\7F?5:?8\4FED^2CE:4=60g4ee57gb\dd64\d4__\hhfh\76f6ef_7hgg_]9E>=Q E2C86ElQ03=2?<Qm?@E E@ E2<6 Sh >:==:@? :? rsr 7F?5:?8 7@C wx' AC6G6?E:@? AC@8C2>>:?8k^2mk^DEC@?8m[ 2?5 :?DE625 H6C6 8C2?E65 E96 D2>6 2>@F?E 7C@> E96 %6??6DD66 v6?6C2= pDD6>3=J[ H9:49 96 E@=5 E96 k6>m!@DEk^6>m :? a_ac 2==@H65 E96 56A2CE>6?E E@ kDEC@?8mk2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^HHH]?2D9G:==6A@DE]4@>^3FD:?6DD^962=E9042C6^E6??6DD66\DE2E6\962=E9\4@>>:DD:@?6C^2CE:4=607e7heh4g\begg\d66a\gf2b\af74c2a`g_gh]9E>=Q E2C86ElQ03=2?<QmFD6 E96 >@?6J >@C6 677:4:6?E=J E92? @E96CH:D6k^2mk^DEC@?8m] p DFAA@CE6C @7 E96 r~'xs\`h G244:?2E:@?[ 96 6IAC6DD65 4@?46C?D 23@FE 5C@AA:?8 <:?56C82CE6? G244:?2E:@? C2E6D] w6 2=D@ H@C<65 E@ FA52E6 E96 DE2E6VD 7@@5 4@56[ 244@C5:?8 E@ 2 AC6DD C6=62D6] k^AmkAmpD 72C 2D 23@CE:@? 42C6 8@6D[ p=G2C25@ D2:5 E96 56A2CE>6?E 5@6D?’E E2<6 2 DE2?46 @? E96 :DDF6[ 3FE 96 kDEC@?8mk2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^HHH]?2D9G:==6A@DE]4@>^A@=:E:4D^DE2E6^=66\2AA@:?ED\<6?EF4<J\D6?\C2=A9\2=G2C25@\962=E9\4@>>:DD:@?6C^2CE:4=60hff5ee2a\e3d_\``65\hg53\b7772752gee2]9E>=Q E2C86ElQ03=2?<Qm92D DFAA@CE65 23@CE:@? 32?Dk^2mk^DEC@?8m 2D 2 7@C>6C z6?EF4<J DE2E6 D6?2E@C]k^AmkAmp=G2C25@ AC6G:@FD=J D6CG65 2D rt~ @7 z6?EF4<J :?E6C?2= >65:4:?6 @77:46 p=G2C25@ |65:42= $6CG:46D 2?5 >65:42= 5:C64E@C @7 72:E9\32D65 255:4E:@? EC62E>6?E 46?E6C xD2:29 w@FD6] k^AmkAm“#2=A9 92D 72:E97F==J D6CG65 %6??6DD62?D E9C@F89@FE 9:D E6?FC6 :? E96 {66 25>:?:DEC2E:@? 3J =6G6C28:?8 9:D D:8?:7:42?E 4=:?:42= 2?5 9@DA:E2= >2?286>6?E 6IA6C:6?46 E@ DEC6?8E96? CFC2= 962=E942C6 2?5 C65F46 C68F=2E@CJ 32CC:6CD[” {66 D2:5 :? E96 C6=62D6]kDEC@?8m k^DEC@?8mk^AmkAm“|2C:2 2?5 x H:D9 #2=A9 4@?E:?F65 DF446DD 2?5 AC2J v@5’D 3=6DD:?8D @G6C 9:> :? E96 52JD 29625]”k^Am Facebook Twitter WhatsApp LinkedIn SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Tags Ralph Alvarado Health Commissioner Hannah Herner Author twitter Author email Follow Hannah Herner Close Get email notifications on {{subject}} daily! Your notification has been saved. There was a problem saving your notification. {{description}} Email notifications are only sent once a day, and only if there are new matching items. Save Manage followed notifications Close Followed notifications Please log in to use this feature Log In Don't have an account? Sign Up Today Recommended for you Sponsored by
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