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Paul K. Halverson, DrPH, MHSA, FACHE
Director of Health and State Health Officer |
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| Professor Paul
Halverson joined the UAMS College of
Public Health after having served for nearly
seven years as a member of the Senior Biomedical
Research Service at the Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention in Atlanta, Georgia. As
the Director of the Division of Public Health
Systems Development and Research, Dr. Halverson
had responsibility for strengthening the
effectiveness of public health systems
throughout the world. Working with national
practice partners, Dr. Halverson lead the
development and implementation of the National
Public Health Performance Standards Program, the
deployment of the National Health Alert Network,
the advancement of the National Public Health
Leadership Institute and supported the
development of state and regional leadership and
management education programs throughout the
country. In addition, Dr. Halverson worked with
colleagues in both practice and academia to
develop a national agenda for public health
systems research including the development of a
special interest group at Academy Health for the
advancement of public health systems research.
In his last year at CDC, Dr. Halverson provided
leadership for the CDC’s Futures Initiative and
was the principal architect of the Health
Systems Workgroup Report. Prior to his appointment at CDC, Professor Halverson was a member of the faculty in the Department of Health Policy and Administration at the University of North Carolina School of Public Health. While at UNC, Halverson served as Associate Director of the doctoral program in public health leadership and the Senior Health Policy Advisor to the North Carolina State Health Director. For nearly 15 years prior to his appointment at UNC, Dr. Halverson served as a hospital administrator in Arizona, Minnesota and Michigan. |
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