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Mehul Dalal, MD, MSc, MHS
Past President, Connecticut
Dr. Dalal has 20 years of experience in public health. He provides the overall direction and oversight for programs, staff, and resources for the Chronic Disease Unit. He leads efforts to coordinate the department’s response to chronic diseases through development and implementation of “Live Healthy Connecticut.” He serves as the co-chair of the Quality Metrics Council of the Connecticut State Innovation Model (SIM); the State Health Improvement Coalition; the New England Comparative Effectiveness Public Advisory Council; and the Connecticut Cancer Partnership.
Connecticut Department of Public Health Chronic Disease Director
410 Capitol Avenue, MS#11CDD
P.O. Box 340308
Hartford, Connecticut 06134-0308 mehul.dalal@ct.gov
Kathy Rocco, MPH, RDN
Secretary,Virginia
Kathy Rocco is currently the Chronic Disease Programs Manager at the Virginia Department of Health. She has 30 years of public health experience at the local and state level managing chronic disease, health promotion, and nutrition programs. She leads a diverse group of individuals committed to creating a healthier
Virginia through the promotion of active living, healthy eating, clinical-community preventive services, and tobacco-free living. She has served on a number of state, regional, and national boards.
Virginia Department of Health Chronic Disease Programs Manager 109 Governor Street, 9th Floor Richmond,Virginia 23219 kathy.rocco@vdh.virginia.gov
Mary Manning, MBA
Treasurer, Minnesota
Mary Manning has 36 years of experience in health promotion, planning, and administration. She is the Health Promotio and Chronic Disease Division Director for the Minnesota Department of Health. She directly supervises 145 employees and a $23 million budget.
She provides strategic leadership in establishing a shared vision for improving the health of all Minnesotans, with attention given to those who are more likely to be burdened, disabled, or die from chronic diseases and injuries, including women, American Indians, and populations of color, low income, and uninsured people.
Minnesota Department of Health Chronic Disease Director
P.O. Box 64882
85 East 7th Place
St. Paul, Minnesota 55164-0882 mary.manning@state.mn.us
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