Durham, NC - Durham County Department of Public Health’s (DCoDPH) Bria Miller has been recognized as one of the 40 Under 40 in Public Health in recognition of her work as Partnership for a Healthy Durham Coordinator. The de Beaumont Foundation announced its Class of 2025 today after reviewing nominations from hundreds of professionals working to benefit state or local public health across the country.  

 

 "The 40 Under 40 Class of 2025 is a high-achieving, passionate group of professionals whose accomplishments and experience showcase the very best of the public health field,” said Brian C. Castrucci, DrPH, president and CEO of the de Beaumont Foundation. “I look forward to working with them to advance health outcomes in communities across the nation.” 

 

As Partnership for a Healthy Durham Coordinator, Miller leads a coalition of hundreds of community members and local organizations from sectors including healthcare, housing, transportation, food, government, education and non-profit agencies, all working together to improve health outcomes in Durham. The Partnership is also responsible for publishing the annual State of the County Health report and the Community Health Assessment (CHA), occurring every three years, which each serve to highlight Durham’s health needs and help guide policy decisions. DCoDPH has received Awards of Excellence from the North Carolina Division of Public Health for the quality and collaborative methods of its 2017 and 2020 reports and an Award of Recognition at the NC Community Health Assessment Summit for the 2023 CHA.

 

In 2022, the Partnership was was awarded a five-year $750,000 grant from The Duke Endowment, which is being used to implement evidence-based initiatives to improve chronic conditions, physical activity opportunities, and food access, and more.

 

“Bria is instrumental to the work of the Partnership and to public health in Durham as a whole,” said DCoDPH Director Dr. Rod Jenkins. “Through her leadership we have seen significant growth of the partnership and our largest ever Community Health Assessment. Bria’s work played a large part in our being awarded Health Department of the Year in 2024 while also nominating (and winning) a valued partner in El Centro with the 2025 Partnership Award from the NC Public Health Association. The work that Bria does helps shape the programs and resources that improve Durham’s health each and every day, and I can’t think of anyone more deserving of this honor.” 



In addition to Miller, the program’s honorees include program managers, researchers, community engagement professionals, and senior leaders in state and local health departments, universities, nonprofit organizations, and the private sector.  A panel of public health leaders evaluated nominees for their leadership, vision, cross-sectoral collaboration, and contributions to their community’s health. Through this recognition and a one-year professional development program, honorees of the 40 Under 40 program will build a robust network, learn from their peers, and amplify the impact of their work. 

 

For more information about the 40 Under 40 in Public Health, including a full list of honorees, visit www.debeaumont.org/40Under40.