Chris Salyers DHSc

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Director of Programs and Evaluation, National Organization of State Offices of Rural Health

1072: From Rural Dollars to Dinner Plates: Turning Big Federal Policy Into Real Health Gains
Feb. 19, 2026

1072: From Rural Dollars to Dinner Plates: Turning Big Federal Policy Into Real Health Gains

Major federal investments and national guidance can shape the future of public health, but only if states can turn policy into practice. This episode looks at two sweeping developments and the on-the-ground work required to m...
546: New Youth Tobacco Data, Celebrate Rural Health
Nov. 16, 2023

546: New Youth Tobacco Data, Celebrate Rural Health

Charla Sutton, senior analyst for Chronic Disease Risk Factors at ASTHO, tracks the latest National Youth Tobacco Survey’s encouraging results; Chris Salyers, director of Programs and Evaluation at the National Organization of State Offices of Rural...
70:  An MD to Lead ONDCP
Nov. 18, 2021

70: An MD to Lead ONDCP

ASTHO CEO Mike Fraser says the appointment of Dr. Rahul Gupta, the former West Virginia health commissioner, to be Director of the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy,  is good news for states and territories; Chris Salyers,...