Paul Halverson, Dr.P.H., M.H.S.A., FACHE
State Health Officer and Director
Arkansas Department of Health

Dr. Halverson is the President of the Association of State and Territorial Health Officials (ASTHO).  He also serves as Director of the Arkansas Department of Health and State Health Officer.  Dr. Halverson received his doctorate in public health from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and his master's in health services administration from Arizona State University.  Prior to his appointment at the Arkansas Department of Health, he served for almost seven years as a member of the senior scientific staff at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

At the CDC, Dr. Halverson was appointed to the Silvio Conte Senior Biomedical Research Service and Director of the Division of Public Health Systems Development and Research. Dr. Halverson was appointed by the World Health Organization as the director of its Collaborating Center in Public Health Practice. Prior to the CDC, Dr. Halverson was a member of the faculty at the University of North Carolina School of Public Health.