Presented by Mary Shaffran Senior Director, Informatics Policy ASTHO Association of State and Territorial Health Officials -- Connecting You with Public Health Leaders Presented by Mary Shaffran Senior Director, Informatics Policy ASTHO
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
ASTHO Policy Committees Informatics Preparedness Access Environmental Health Immunization Infectious Disease
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
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
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!