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Department of Health Services Program Affiliations:
- Northwest Center for Public Health Practice
- Extended Master of Public Health Program
- Community-Oriented Public Health Practice
Susan Allan has been the Director of the Northwest Center for Public Health Practice since July 2008. Prior to coming to the University of Washington, she worked in state and local public health for more than 23 years, including 3 years as Public Health Director and State Health Officer for Oregon, and 18 years as the Health Director for Arlington County, Virginia. In Arlington, for two years she also was responsible for programs for behavioral health and substance abuse programs. She is a Fellow of the American College of Preventive Medicine.
She served on the Institute of Medicine committees that produced the reports "Who Will Keep the Public Healthy? Educating Public Health Professionals for the 21st Century," (2002) and "Training Physicians for Public Health Careers" (2007). She is currently a member of the Board on Population Health and Public Health Practice of the Institute of Medicine, and is Vice President of the Council on Education for Public Health.
1107 NE 45th St, Ste 400
Box: 354809
Seattle, WA 98195-4809
(voice) 206-685-1130
susallan@u.washington.edu
Allan, SM. "Public Health Systems and Emergency Preparedness," Northwest Bulletin: Family and Child Health, vol 20, number 2, Summer 2006, http://depts.washington.edu/nwbfch/PDFs/emergencypreparedness_07_06.pdf
DeAtley C, Allan SM, Hauda W, DeHaven P, Stangby A. Jane's Mass Casualty Handbook: Pre-hospital; Emergency Preparedness and Response, Jane's Information Group (2003)
Allan SM. "Scientific and Policy Considerations in Developing Smallpox Vaccination Options: A Workshop Report," Institute of Medicine of the National Academies, National Academies Press (2002), pp. 23-24
Allan SM. "The Challenges of Local Preparedness for Bioterrorism and Other Emergencies," NACCHO Exchange, lead article, March 2002
Allan SM. "Health Issues of Immigrants and Refugees: Local Experience and Response in a Changing Political and Economic Climate," Chapter 12, In Defense of the Alien, Vol XIX 1996. Ed. Lydio F. Tomasi: Center for Migration Studies, NY pp. 111-122
