Table of contents:
Our MissionOur ReportsOur Advisory CommitteesAdvisory CouncilAnnual Report Advisory CommitteeSenior Report Advisory CommitteeHealth of Women and Children Report Advisory CommitteeHealth of Those Who Have Served Report Advisory CommitteeHealth Disparities Report Advisory Committee
Our Model and Methodology
IntroductionRanking MethodologyMeasures, Weights and DirectionMeasures Selection and ChangesData SourcesDisparity Measurement MethodologyThis committee provided expertise and guidance in selecting measures and designing the America’s Health Rankings 2024 Health of Women and Children Report.
Christina Bethell, PhD, MPH, MBA
Director of the Child and Adolescent Health Measurement Initiative
Professor, Bloomberg School of Public Health, Johns Hopkins University
Carter Blakey
Deputy Director, Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion
Cheryl L. Clark, DrPH, RHIA
Associate Director – Epidemiology, Evaluation & Metrics, Association of Maternal & Child Health Programs
Anne Edwards, MD, FAAP
Chief Medical Officer, American Academy of Pediatrics
Reem Ghandour, DrPH, MPA
Director, Division of Epidemiology, Office of Epidemiology and Research, Maternal and Child Health Bureau, Health Resources and Services Administration
Carol Gilbert, PhD, MS
Assistant Professor and Senior Health Data Analyst, CityMatCH, Department of Health Promotion, UNMC College of Public Health, University of Nebraska Medical Center
Kay Johnson, MPH, EdM
President, Johnson Group Consulting, Inc.
Sarah Milder, MPH
Managing Partner, Arundel Metrics, Inc.
Jane Pennington, MPH
Vice President, Internal Communications, OptumInsight and Optum Tech UnitedHealth Group
Karyl Rattay, MD, MS
Former Director, Delaware Division of Public Health, State of Delaware
Stephanie Rouse, MPH, MBA
Vice President, Strategic Initiatives, March of Dimes
Carol Sakala, PhD, MSPH
Senior Director for Maternal Health, National Partnership for Women & Families
Kristin Shaw, MPH
Managing Partner, Arundel Metrics, Inc.
Holly B. Shulman, MA
Statistician, Division of Reproductive Health, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Lee Warner, PhD, MPH
Chief, Women’s Health and Fertility Branch, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention