The Council on Linkages Between Academia and Public Health Practice (Council on Linkages) is a coalition of 19 national public health organizations. Since 1992, the Council on Linkages has worked to further academic/practice collaboration to assure a well-trained, competent workforce and strong, evidence-based public health infrastructure. Council on Linkages member organizations and their current representatives are listed below:
American Public Health Association (APHA)
C. William Keck, MD, MPH, Chair of the Council
Professor Emeritus
Department of Family and Community Medicine
Northeast Ohio Medical University
American College of Preventive Medicine (ACPM)Hugh Tilson, MD, DrPH
Clinical Professor, Epidemiology and Health Policy
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Association for Prevention Teaching and Research (APTR) Amy F. Lee, MD, MPH, MBA
MPH Program Director
The Consortium of Eastern Ohio Master of Public Health (CEOMPH)
Association of Accredited Public Health Programs (AAPHP)
Gary Gilmore, MPH, PhD, MCHES
Professor and Director, Graduate Community Health Programs
University of Wisconsin and University of Wisconsin-Extension
Association of Public Health Laboratories (APHL)John (Jack) M. DeBoy, MPH, DrPH
Semi-Retired Public Health Laboratory Scientist;
Retired Public Health Laboratory Director
Association of Schools of Public Health (ASPH)Lillian Smith, DrPH, MPH, CHES
Director, Office of Public Health Practice, SC Public Health Training Center, and SC Public Health Consortium
University of South Carolina, School of Public Health
Association of State and Territorial Health Officials (ASTHO)
Terry Dwelle, MD, MPH
State Health Officer
North Dakota Department of Health
Association of University Programs in Health Administration (AUPHA)
Christopher G. Atchison, MPA
Clinical Professor and Associate Dean
The University of Iowa, College of Public Health
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
Denise Koo, MD, MPH
Director, Scientific Education and Professional Development Program Office
Office of Surveillance, Epidemiology, and Laboratory Services
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Gregory Holzman, MD, MPH
Associate Deputy Director
Office for State, Tribal, Local and Territorial Support
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Community-Campus Partnerships for Health (CCPH)Diane Downing, RN, PhD
Adjunct Professor
Georgetown University, School of Nursing & Health Studies
Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA)
Janet Heinrich, DrPH, RN
Associate Administrator
Bureau of Health Professions
Health Resources and Services Administration
National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO)
Larry Jones, MA, MPH
Health Director
City of Independence Health Department
National Association of Local Boards of Health (NALBOH)John Gwinn, MPH, PhD
Professor Emeritus
The University of Akron
National Environmental Health Association (NEHA)
To Be Named
National Library of Medicine (NLM)Lisa Lang, MPP
Assistant Director for Health Services Research Information
National Library of Medicine
National Network of Public Health Institutes (NNPHI)Julia Heany, PhD
Program Director, Center for Healthcare Excellence
Michigan Public Health Institute (MPHI)
National Public Health Leadership Development Network (NLN)
Louis Rowitz, PhD
Professor, Community Health Sciences
University of Illinois at Chicago
Quad Council of Public Health Nursing Organizations (Quad Council)
Jeanne A. Matthews, MS, PhD
Assistant Professor and Project Director, Nurses for America
Georgetown University, School of Nursing & Health Studies
Society for Public Health Education (SOPHE)
Vincent Francisco, PhD
Associate Professor, Public Health Education
The University of North Carolina at Greensboro