Dr. Anna-Michelle McSorley, Assistant Professor in the Department of Allied Health Sciences at the University of Connecticut, details the findings of her recent study on quality of life indicators in three U.S. territories and explains the importance of data from the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System; Christina Severin, Director of Public Health Law at ASTHO, discusses her role on the State Health Policy team in this installment of the Get to Know You segment; ASTHO welcomes new member Dr. John Langefeld, Medical Director for the Kentucky Department for Public Health; the Vermont Department of Health Laboratory received the Excellence in Public Health Response award for a significant contribution to the CDC; and registration is open for the second installment in ASTHO’s Essentials of Leadership and Management Series, with the first workshop on strategic communications taking place July 9th.  

Study: Health-Related Quality of Life in the US Territories of Puerto Rico, Guam, and the Virgin Islands

ASTHO State Health Policy

ASTHO’s Public Health Legal Mapping Center

PHIG Partners: PHIG Infrastructure Grant

John Langefeld, MD 

Vermont Department of Health Public Health Laboratory

CDC Laboratory Response Network for Chemical Threats  

ASTHO Workshop: Ignite, Accelerate, and Activate: Series 2, Session 1: Navigating Difficult Conversations

ASTHO logo