1. 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

2. 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

3. ASTHO Policy Committees
Informatics
Preparedness
Access
Environmental Health
Immunization
Infectious Disease

4. 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

5. 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

6. Resources www.astho.org – ASTHO’s main web site
– 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) ext. 1674,
Samata Kodolikar, Analyst, Informatics Policy
(202) ext. 1670,
Nitasha Chaudhary, Intern, Informatics Policy
(202) ext. 1618,

7. 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!