Darla King is the Vice President, Population Health Well-Being and Community Health Systems at NL Health Services. Her focus is to strengthen community-based models of care by applying a population health approach, and work with key interest holders to improve population health status and health equity across the province. Darla is a member of Well-being NL, a central body supporting advancement of well-being in Newfoundland and Labrador, including the roll out of well-being networks.
Darla is responsible for the provincial public health program, Indigenous Health, and the Office of Language Access and French Services. She supports priority areas such as primary health care and health of older adults through leadership of strategic health networks and other strategies to facilitate transformational change. With 30 years of experience at the legacy Western Regional Health Authority, Darla has held various leadership positions with responsibilities for medical services, public health, rehabilitation services, primary health care, chronic disease prevention and management, and childcare services. She holds a Bachelor of Science (Occupational Therapy) from the University of Western Ontario and a Master’s in Science (Occupational Therapy) from Dalhousie University.