![Jerry Melvin, past president of the Okaloosa County Republican Club, Dr. Karen Chapman, guest speaker, and Marvin Brigman, current president, pose for a photo at the Okaloosa County Republican Club dinner. [CONTRIBUTED PHOTO]](http://127.0.0.1/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/ghows-DA-93dafe6d-a401-4265-e053-0100007f6b51-5a3a845e-scaled.jpeg)
Dr. Karen Chapman, director of the Okaloosa County Health Department, recently spoke at an Okaloosa County Republican Club dinner. She is a board-certified public health physician with 29 years of experience in governmental public health at both the local and state level. Chapman spoke on the seriousness of the opioid epidemic and on the rising number of suicides.
This article originally appeared on Crestview News Bulletin: Chapman speaks to local Republican Club