Dr. Cook served as Director of Faith-Based Health Initiatives of Greater Pittsburgh. For several years, he served as Senior Advisor for Tennessee State Senator Roscoe Dixon and was responsible for planning Annual Health and Wellness Conferences with the African Diplomatic Corps and the Pan African HIV/AIDS Summit. His work in Tennessee also included work for the Nashville Mental Health Association, Tennessee Voices for Children founded by Tipper Gore, Meharry Medical College Cancer Awareness Program, the Geriatric Education Program and the Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center.

Dr. Cook is an expert on the subject of the role of the faith community in fostering health promotion, disease management and disease prevention and has presented on numerous occasions in forums sponsored by the Federal Bureau of Primary Healthcare, HRSA, Center for Disease Control, National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute and the Healthy People 2000 Review Committee on Cardiovascular Disease. He was selected to be on the Planning Committee of the 2001-2002 National Faith-Health Leadership Forum.

Dr. Cook is a graduate of Fisk University with a B.A. in Biology. His impressive educational credentials include a Master of Science from the University of Cincinnati with an emphasis in Radiology Administration and Public Health, Master in Public Administration from the University of Tennessee, Doctor of Science Degree from Johns Hopkins School of Hygiene and Public Health, Doctor of Ministry from United Theological Seminary, and Master of Divinity Degree from Vanderbilt University, School of Divinity. His doctoral dissertation was entitled: “Congregational Health Status Analysis: A New Model of Ministry for Pastoral Care.”

He is published in the Journal of Health Care for the Poor and Underserved.