If you watch the news enough, there’s a good chance that you’ll never want to leave the house. The world is a dangerous place, and things like terrorist attacks, Black Friday stampedes, and infectious diseases are out there waiting for us. Obviously most of these dangers are overhyped—but who knows what to believe and what not to believe? Hopefully our public health agencies and their employees. They’re the ones that we need to be well informed and well connected, which is why the Association of State and Territorial Health Officials exists. It’s a Washington, DC based non-profit organization that is “dedicated to formulating and influencing sound public health policy and to assuring excellence in state-based public health practice.” They do this by bringing public health officials together and keeping them connected.

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The Association of State and Territorial Health Officials has a vision of “healthy people thriving in a nation free of preventable illness and injury” and a mission “to transform public health within states and territories to help members dramatically improve health and wellness.” These are things that everybody can get behind. The ASTHO’s About page actually gives a great overview of the organization, so I recommend that you give it a look and browse its links. You’ll start to better understand what the organization does and how they work. Once you’ve done that, you’ll want to check out the Associate of State and Territorial Health Officials’ job postings on Idealist. Right now they’re looking for an Immunization and Infectious Disease Policy Analyst and a Health Promotion and Disease Prevention Program Coordinator. Both look relatively suitable for new or recent grads, so give them a look.

Links to Help You Begin Your Research

• ASTHO.org
• Jobs at Associate of State and Territorial Health Officials (Idealist)
• About Associate of State and Territorial Health Officials
• Association of State and Territorial Health Officials’s History
• ASTHO’s Programs

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