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Northwest Public Health (NPH) is directed by an editorial board that is invaluable to the production of high quality content that bridges practice and academia. Each board member is carefully selected for his or her passion and expertise to ensure that NPH remains fresh and relevant to its audience.

NPH is a forum for public health professionals in six Northwest states: Alaska, Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, and Wyoming. The NPH Editorial Board is staffed by public health professionals and academics from each of our six partner states. If you have an interest in being on the editorial board, please contact Candace Tkachuck, Managing Editor.


Michael Bradley, DVM, MPH

Emergency Preparedness/Traditional Food Safety Coordinator, Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium
Anchorage, Alaska

Wendy Braund, MD, MPH, MSEd
State Health Officer
Wyoming Department of Health
Cheyenne, Wyoming

Victor Colman, JD
President, Uncommon Solutions, Inc.
Olympia, Washington

Rhonda Johnson, DrPH, MPH, FNP
Chair, Department of Health Sciences
University of Alaska Anchorage
Anchorage, Alaska

Tom Locke, MD, MPH
Health Officer, Clallam and Jefferson Counties
Port Angeles, Washington

Tom Machala, MPH, RN
Director, Jefferson County Public Health
Madras, Oregon

Maggie Mann, BS
Director, Southeastern Health District
Pocatello, Idaho


Craig Molgaard, PhD, MPH
Chair, University of Montana
School of Public and Community Health Sciences
Missoula, Montana

Craig Molgaard, PhD, MPH
Chair, University of Montana
School of Public and Community Health Sciences
Missoula, Montana

Uwe Reischl, PhD, MD
Professor, College of Health Sciences
Boise State University
Boise, Idaho

Melanie Reynolds, MPH
Health Officer, Lewis and Clark City-County Health Department
Helena, Montana

Connie Diaz Swearingen, MS, RN, PHCNS-BC
Assistant Lecturer, Fay W. Whitney School of Nursing
University of Wyoming
Laramie, Wyoming

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