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David M. Ackman ’84

David M. Ackman ’84, M.D., commissioner of health for Nassau County, N.Y., is president of the New York State Association of County Health Officers, which represents the state’s 58 local health departments on such issues as bioterrorism preparedness, public health funding, HIV prevention strategies and vaccination programs. “Ever since 9/11, health departments have been asked to take on a greater role in emergency preparedness without reducing attention to basic public health problems,” Ackman observes. “The result is that health directors are juggling more balls than ever, with fewer resources.”
David M. Ackman ’84, M.D., commissioner of health for Nassau County, N.Y., is president of the New York State Association of County Health Officers, which represents the state’s 58 local health departments on such issues as bioterrorism preparedness, public health funding, HIV prevention strategies and vaccination programs. “Ever since 9/11, health departments have been asked to take on a greater role in emergency preparedness without reducing attention to basic public health problems,” Ackman observes. “The result is that health directors are juggling more balls than ever, with fewer resources.”