Association of State and Territorial Health Officials -- Connecting You with

Public Health LeadersPresented by Mary Shaffran

Senior Director, Informatics Policy

ASTHO

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ASTHO Mission

Goal: Provide unique, state-based expertise and leadership for public health policy and practice

Challenge: Strengthen effectiveness and sustainability of public health systems and practice amid high expectations

Strategic Priority: Strengthen partnerships

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ASTHO Policy Committees

Informatics

Preparedness

Access

Environmental Health

Immunization

Infectious Disease

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Solutions

Connection with Public Health Leaders

State Health Officials

Senior Deputies

Program Staff

Informatics Staff

Forum for Communication Across States and Jurisdictions

Assistance with Information Gathering and Dissemination

Better understanding of state-based information collection and dissemination

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Specific Projects of Interest

Information Sharing Across Public Health and Clinical Communities – WA State

Partnering for Interoperability

HIPAA Task Team, Privacy Rule Series

Preparedness Task Team

Health Alerting and Communications

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Resources

www.astho.org – ASTHO’s main web site

www.statepublichealth.org – for information about how to contact state health leaders

ASTHO eHealth Newsletter – contact us to be connected

Staff:

Mary Shaffran, Senior Director, Informatics Policy

(202) 371-9090 ext. 1674, mshaffran@astho.org

Samata Kodolikar, Analyst, Informatics Policy

(202) 371-9090 ext. 1670, skodolikar@astho.org

Nitasha Chaudhary, Intern, Informatics Policy

(202) 371-9090 ext. 1618, nchaudhary@astho.org

What you are doing will help to improve public health in the United States.

It is critical to communicate and share what you learn.

Thank you!