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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