{"id":82494,"date":"2026-06-04T11:46:35","date_gmt":"2026-06-04T15:46:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/ssw\/?p=82494"},"modified":"2026-06-09T17:07:49","modified_gmt":"2026-06-09T21:07:49","slug":"nevada-county-ca-bussw-alumnus-named-public-health-director","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/ssw\/nevada-county-ca-bussw-alumnus-named-public-health-director\/","title":{"rendered":"Nevada County, CA: BUSSW Alumnus Named Public Health Director"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Toby Guevin (SSW &#8217;08) has been appointed\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/nevadacountyca.gov\/m\/newsflash\/Home\/Detail\/8755\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Nevada County Public Health Director<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0in California, stepping into a leadership role he has built\u00a0toward from\u00a0within the department over the past seven years.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Guevin joined Nevada County Public Health in 2019 and most recently served as program manager for the Health &amp; Wellness Division, overseeing a range of health education and direct service programs. During that time, he spearheaded the department&#8217;s Opioid Overdose Prevention Program, expanded community access to health supplies and helped develop coalitions addressing mental health, overdose prevention, and air quality. In 2021, he was named the county&#8217;s Above and Beyond Employee of the Year for his role as a trusted public resource during the COVID-19 pandemic.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">As director, Guevin plans to build on the department&#8217;s mobile health clinic work,\u00a0which was\u00a0recognized with a 2026 California State Association of Counties Challenge Award, to reach more residents with preventive and primary care services across the county.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">&#8220;After seven years with this team, it remains a privilege to work alongside people so dedicated to the health and well-being of our community,&#8221; he said in the Nevada County press release. &#8220;We&#8217;ll continue to innovate and collaborate to ensure all Nevada County residents have the opportunity to thrive.&#8221;<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/nevadacountyca.gov\/m\/newsflash\/home\/detail\/8755\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Read the full press release.<\/span><\/a><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a class=\"cta-button\" a=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/ssw\/degree-program\/msw\/\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Learn more about the MSW program<\/span><\/a><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Toby Guevin (SSW &#8217;08) has spent seven years creating positive change in Nevada County. Now he&#8217;s leading the department he helped shape.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":26066,"featured_media":82495,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[7547,7428,8533,7440],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/ssw\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/82494"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/ssw\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/ssw\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/ssw\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/26066"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/ssw\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=82494"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/ssw\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/82494\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":82546,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/ssw\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/82494\/revisions\/82546"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/ssw\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/82495"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/ssw\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=82494"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/ssw\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=82494"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/ssw\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=82494"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}