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BCHS alumnus David Hicks brings teamwork and values to organzing COVID-19 response

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ALABAMA NEWSCENTER - David Hicks (BCHS '03) plays a key role in organizing COVID-19 testing at Legion Field in Birmingham, Alabama which has been commended for how smoothly it has run. Residents drive into the Legion Field parking lot and remain in their cars to be tested. Registration can be done in advance or on-site and allows residents to receive test results online in 24-48 hours. Hicks, the deputy health officer at the Jefferson County Department of Health, credits a total team effort for the orderly way the site is run.

He recalls that his family would often take in people who were homeless or suffering from substance abuse to give them a place to stay while they were trying to get their lives together. “So I’ve always had this passion to take care of those who are the most vulnerable,” he said. “I’m a Northerner with Southern roots and values.”

His wife, Dr. Latoya Hicks, is an Alabama native, and the couple has three children. He spoke recently with Alabama NewsCenter about how his upbringing and life experience has shaped his approach to combating COVID-19.

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12/02/2020
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