Phyllis Head

Head is a community outreach coordinator at Tanner Health System. A Georgia native, she studied opera and music performance at the Manhattan School of Music. She has spent seven years in the healthcare field. At Tanner, she teaches wellness programs, including the Diabetes Prevention Program, Freshstart, Living Well With Diabetes, Living Well Workshop and Tai Chi for Health. She also coordinates Tanner’s Faith in Health committee, which is part of the Get Healthy, Live Well Coalition, a multi-sector community coalition working to increase access to healthy food, increase physical activity, reduce chronic disease risks and eliminate tobacco use in Carroll, Haralson and Heard counties.