Building Strategic Skills for Better Health: A Primer for Public Health Professionals

Building Strategic Skills for Better Health offers public health professionals a dynamic guide for implementing and developing leadership, management, and advocacy skills for effective public health practice.

Michael R. Fraser, PhD, MS, CAE, FCPP, is Chief Executive Officer of the Association of State and Territorial Health Officials (ASTHO). Dr. Fraser is the co-author of Vaccinating America: The Inside Story Behind the Race to Save Lives and End a Pandemic and A Public Health Guide to Ending the Opioid Epidemic. He has also authored many research publications and articles on public health preparedness, infrastructure, and leadership. He is an affiliated faculty member at the George Mason University College of Public Health.

Brian C. Castrucci, DrPH, is President and Chief Executive Officer of the de Beaumont Foundation. In partnership with a strong and dedicated team, Dr. Castrucci has built the Foundation into a leading voice in health philanthropy and public health practice. Prior to joining the de Beaumont Foundation, Dr. Castrucci spent a decade working in state and local governmental public health agencies. In addition to his practice experience, Dr. Castrucci has authored nearly 100 peer-reviewed articles and edited six books on public health. His varied background in public health research and practice gives him a unique perspective, through which he shapes and implements visionary and practical initiatives to improve public health outcomes. Most recently, he has focused on policy solutions as a path to better health; the need for better, more equitable data systems; and improvements to public health practice.