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State Health Policy Leadership
August 2026 Michelle Munroe, Peter Johnson,
More than 2.3 million women of reproductive age live in maternity care deserts — counties with no hospitals offering obstetric care and no OB-GYN or certified nurse-midwife in practice. More
August 2026 Sofia Espinosa,
Welcoming 2026-27 Milbank State Leadership Program Cohorts Improving health outcomes through gubernatorial transitions and amid significant… More
Public Health Social drivers of health
August 2026 Mona Hanna, H. Luke Shaefer,
Public health has become remarkably good at mapping geographic disparities in health. Color-coded maps of infant mortality, childhood lead exposure,… More
Food Policy
August 2026 Michele Ver Ploeg, Joanne F. Guthrie, Colleen M. Heflin,
It is important to rigorously assess whether SNAP restrictions on foods yield meaningful benefits to diet and health. Yet evaluation faces numerous challenges. More
Jen Dailey-Provost lives in and serves the downtown Salt Lake City district in the Utah House of Representatives, where she has served since January… More
Senator Gayle Harrell has served 24 years in the Florida Legislature. She has served in the Florida Senate since 2018, after serving eight terms in… More
Senator Spencer Deery was elected to the Indiana State Senate in 2022 in his first bid for elected office. A Republican, he represents Senate… More
Senator David Rochefort represents Senate District 1 in the New Hampshire State Senate, one of the state’s largest and most economically challenged… More
David Chorney is the Director of Financial Sustainability and Policy for the New Hampshire Governor’s Office of New Opportunities and Rural… More
Senator Mamie Locke has served in the Virginia Senate for over 22 years. Prior to this service, she was a member of Hampton City Council and Mayor. … More
