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Associate Success Stories
Through a unique partnership between CDC and public health organizations, associates support the public health workforce and make considerable contributions to the field. These “PHAP@Work” stories highlight the impact associates can have on improving the public’s health.
Melia Haile – PHAP 2015
Read how 2017 Salinas Award winner, Melia Haile, increased public health engagement through her work for the Florida Department of Health in Charlotte County.
Roberto Henry – PHAP 2014
Read how Roberto worked both locally and globally to stop the spread of Ebola and Zika for the Kanawha-Charleston Health Department in West Virginia and Puerto Rico.
Michael Jacobson – PHAP 2013
Read how Michael created guidance to help Mississippi laboratories report test results electronically.
Sarah Dugan – PHAP 2012
Read how Sarah and the Minnesota Department of Health measured sports-related concussions to improve the brain health of Twin Cities students.
Kelly Howard – PHAP 2014
Read how Kelly increased childhood vaccination rates in Multnomah County, Oregon, and helped stop the spread of Ebola and Zika in emergency operations centers.
Emma Prasher – PHAP 2013
Read how Emma helped extend disease surveillance programs Philadelphia and Guinea.
Hannah Silveus – PHAP 2012
Read how Hannah helped improve the retention rate of WIC clients in Yellowstone County, Montana.
- Page last reviewed: July 20, 2017
- Page last updated: July 20, 2017
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