Funded by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, the effort is supported by APHA and many other organizations, including the Association of State and Territorial Health Officials and the National Association of County and City Health Officials.
Montana Nurses' Association is pleased to acknowledge Sandy Kuntz and the Montana Department of Public Health & Human Services on winning first place in the category for the 2005 Vision Awards presented by the Association of State and Territorial Health Officials.
Raymond is president of the Association of State and Territorial Health Officials (ASTHO) and has served on the association's Preparedness Committee for three years.
[FIGURE 2 OMITTED] Additionally, we are collaborating on improving communications and disseminating information about the national EPHT network with national professional organizations and advocacy groups, including the Association of State and Territorial Health Officials (ASTHO), the National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO), the Environmental Council of States, the National Environmental Health Association, the Association of Public Health Laboratories, the Council of State and Territorial Epidemiologists, Physicians for Social Responsibility (PSR), and the Trust for America's Health.
A planning checklist for widespread severe acute respiratory syndrome, modeled on an Association of State and Territorial Health Officials (ASTHO) pandemic influenza planning checklist, was developed jointly by ASTHO, the National Association of County and City Health Officials, and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
SPONSORING ORGANIZATIONS: Health Resources and Services Administration * American Academy of Pediatrics CO-SPONSORING ORGANIZATIONS: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality * Association of Maternal and Child Health Programs * Association of Public Health Laboratories * Association of State and Territorial Health Officials * Centers for Disease Control and Prevention * The Genetic Alliance * National Institutes of Health Approximately 4 million infants are born yearly in the United States (US), and are screened to detect conditions that threaten their life and long-term health.
