Taffy Morrison

Eat Fit Northshore Ambassador, Well Ahead Coordinator
wellaheadlaregion9@gmail.com| 985-960-0098

Taffy currently serves as a Regional Coordinator for the Louisiana Department of Health/Office of Public Health Well-Ahead Louisiana Statewide initiative and the Co-Chair for the Louisiana Healthy Community Coalition-Region 9.  She has 28 years of experience working with employees, community members and families promoting healthy lifestyles to prevent chronic disease.

Taffy is a graduate of the University of Southern Mississippi; Community Health Education, with Minor and Specialized Training in Child and Adolescent Psychology. She was employed with Slidell Memorial Hospital for 26 years and served as the Community Outreach Manager and Childhood Obesity Program Director providing over 850 health awareness and prevention programs and initiatives yearly. During her time at SMH she founded the Slidell Memorial Hospital Parenting Center, co-founded and directed the national and state awarding winning Fit as a Firefighter Childhood Obesity Program for 10 years, designed and developed the hospital’s HealthTalks Community Education Program and HealthWorks Employee Wellness Program.

Taffy currently serves as president of the St. Tammany Commission on Families and is actively involved in several regional parishes’ human service coalitions, chambers, and civic organizations throughout Southeast Louisiana. She is an ASFA Certified Childhood Obesity Specialist and member of Action for Healthy Kids Louisiana Team.

As the Regional Well-Ahead Coordinator for Southeast Louisiana, Taffy works with organizations to be awarded WellSpot designation which aids in providing employees a healthier supportive work environment thus “Moving Louisiana Health Forward.”