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IntroductionFindingsComparison With Other NationsCore MeasuresBehaviorsCommunity & EnvironmentPolicyClinical CareOutcomesSupplemental MeasuresState SummariesAlabamaAlaskaArizonaArkansasCaliforniaColoradoConnecticutDelawareFloridaGeorgiaHawaiiIdahoIllinoisIndianaIowaKansasKentuckyLouisianaMaineMarylandMassachusettsMichiganMinnesotaMississippiMissouriMontanaNebraskaNevadaNew HampshireNew JerseyNew MexicoNew YorkNorth CarolinaNorth DakotaOhioOklahomaOregonPennsylvaniaRhode IslandSouth CarolinaSouth DakotaTennesseeTexasUtahVermontVirginiaWashingtonWest VirginiaWisconsinWyomingDistrict of ColumbiaUS SummaryAppendixDescription of Core MeasuresDescription of Supplemental MeasuresMethodologyModel DevelopmentScientific Advisory CommitteeThe TeamAcknowledgementsConclusion
The Scientific Advisory Committee, led by Anna Schenck, PhD, MSPH, at the University of North Carolina Gillings School of Global Public Health, meets annually to review America’s Health Rankings® Annual Report. The committee assesses the report for potential improvements that main- tain the value of the comparative, longitudinal information; uses new or improved health mea- sures as they become available; and incorporates new methods as feasible. The committee reflects the evolving role and science of public health, and it emphasizes the importance of America’s Health Rankings® Annual Report as a vehicle to promote and improve the general discussion of public health. Finally, the committee encourages balance among public health efforts to benefit the entire community.
The Scientific Advisory Committee represents a variety of stakeholders including representa- tives from local health departments, members of the Association of State and Territorial Health Officials and the American Public Health Association, as well as experts from many aca- demic disciplines. Scientific Advisory Committee members include:
Anna Schenck, PhD, MSPH, Chair
Director, Public Health Leadership Program
UNC Gillings School of Global Public Health
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Dennis P Andrulis, PhD, MPH
Senior Research Scientist
Texas Health Institute
Jamie Bartram, PhD
Director
The Water Institute at UNC
UNC Gillings School of Global Public Health University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Bridget Booske Catlin, PhD, MHSA
Senior Scientist and MATCH Group Director
University of Wisconsin Population HealthInstitute
Director, County Health Rankings & Roadmaps
Andrew Coburn, PhD
Professor and Associate Dean
Muskie School of Public Service
University of Southern Maine
Leah Devlin, DDS, MPH
Professor of the Practice, Health Policy and Management
UNC Gillings School of Global Public Health
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Marisa Domino, PhD
Professor, Health Policy and Management
UNC Gillings School of Global Public Health
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
John Dreyzehner, MD, MPH, FACOEM
Commissioner of Health
Tennessee Department of Health
Tom Eckstein, MBA Principal
Arundel Metrics, Inc
Paul Campbell Erwin, MD, DrPH Professor and Department Head Department of Public Health University of Tennessee
Jonathan E Fielding, MD, MPH, MBA, MA Professor of Health Services and Pediatrics UCLA School of Public Health
Former Director of Public Health and Health Officer, Los Angeles County Department of Public Health
Marthe Gold, MD
Logan Professor and Chair Department of Community Health CUNY Medical School
Glen P Mays, PhD, MPH
F Douglas Scutchfield Endowed Professor Health Services and Systems Research University of Kentucky College of Public Health
Matthew T McKenna, MD, MPH
Medical Director
Fulton County Department of Health and Wellness
Anne-Marie Meyer, PhD
Faculty Director
Integrated Cancer Information and Surveillance System
UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center
Sarah Milder, MPH
Principal and Epidemiologist Arundel Metrics, Inc Rhonda Randall, DO
Chief Medical Officer UnitedHealthcare Retiree Solutions
Patrick Remington, MD, MPH
Associate Dean for Public Health
University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health
Thomas C Ricketts, PhD, MPH
Professor of Health Policy and Administration and Social Medicine
UNC Gillings School of Global Public Health University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Mary C Selecky
Washington State Secretary of Health (retired)
Katie Sellers, DrPH
Chief Program Officer, Science and Strategy
Association of State and Territorial Health Officials
Leiyu Shi, PhD
Professor
Department of Health Policy and Management
Co-Director, Primary Care Policy Center for the Underserved
Johns Hopkins University School of Public Health
Steven Teutsch, MD, MPH
Chief Science Officer
Los Angeles County Department of Public Health Director and Health Officer