Dr. Susan Allan

Biography

Susan Allan is affiliated with the Northwest Center for Public Health Practice, serving as Director from July 2008 to February 2013. Before joining the University of Washington, she worked in state and local public health for more than 23 years, including 3 years as the Public Health Director and State Health Officer for Oregon and 18 years as the Health Director in Arlington County, Virginia. In Arlington, she was responsible for programs in behavioral health and substance abuse. Allan is board certified in Preventive Medicine and is a Fellow of the American College of Preventive Medicine. She served on Institute of Medicine committees that produced significant reports such as 'Who Will Keep the Public Healthy? Educating Public Health Professionals for the 21st Century' (2002) and 'Training Physicians for Public Health Careers' (2007). She was a member of the Institute of Medicine’s Board on Population Health and Public Health Practice from 2006 to 2012 and has been extensively involved in the accreditation of schools and programs in public health, serving as a member of the Council on Education for Public Health from 2004 to 2010 and chairing more than ten accreditation site visits in various countries. From 2008 to 2013, she served as the Editor-in-Chief of the School of Public Health’s journal, Northwest Public Health.

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