Corinna Dan, RN, MPH

Vice President, Public Health

Ms. Dan joined Maximus to help lead the development of Maximus Public Health — a resource to aid communities in meeting the unprecedented demands of COVID-19 and other public health challenges. She brings over 20 years of experience and expertise in infectious disease and public health, including strategic planning to prevent and respond to public health threats. She also is a nurse educator with expertise in health communication and promotion.

Ms. Dan most recently worked at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health (OASH), where she served as a Senior Policy Advisor for the Office of Infectious Disease Policy. This Office is responsible for coordinating federal policy and programs for infectious diseases across federal and non-federal partners. In this role, Ms. Dan served as subject matter expert on viral hepatitis and infectious disease prevention, including strategic plan development, dissemination, and implementation within HHS, across federal departments, and with non-federal partners. This included identifying public health project opportunities such as convening and working with state Medicaid and health department staff to improve data analyses, programs, and patient outcomes.

Prior to joining OASH, Ms. Dan served as Hepatitis B Policy Fellow at the Association of Asian Pacific Community Health Organizations (AAPCHO) and held positions in the Hepatitis Foundation International and the Chicago Department of Public Health, among other roles.

Ms. Dan holds an MPH from the University of Illinois at Chicago, a B.S. in Nursing from Rush University in Chicago, and a B.A. in Asian/Japanese Studies from Connecticut College in New London.

Corinna Dan, RN, MPH's Insights

Article | Dec 11, 2023

Rethinking vaccine program strategies: A comprehensive approach for State and Federal collaboration

At this critical juncture of population health modernization and government program strategy, the key lies not just in expanding funding but in the strategic allocation and effective use of these resources.

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Article | Dec 2, 2022

GIS tools can play important role in supporting health equity

By combining data from multiple sources, Geographic Information System (GIS) helps us gain insights into how different communities are affected by health inequities — and allows us to identify potential solutions.

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Article | Jun 8, 2022

Public Health Insights: Effective strategies for response and recovery to COVID-19 in schools

With the next phase of the pandemic upon us, state and local governments need to deploy resources to schools that aid in continuous COVID-19 response and recovery strategies. Maximus Public Health offers four key approaches to getting it right.

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Article | Sep 1, 2021

Best practices and tools for advancing health equity for underserved communities (Part 2 of 2)

In this series of two Insights articles, the team at Maximus Public Health explores and unpacks critical methods for advancing health equity in underserved communities. Part 1 focuses on equity assessments and strategies, and barrier and burden reduction and part 2 focuses on procurement and contracting and stakeholder and community engagement.

Article | Aug 30, 2021

Best practices and tools for advancing health equity for underserved communities (Part 1 of 2)

In this series of two Insights articles, the team at Maximus Public Health explores and unpacks critical methods for advancing health equity in underserved communities. Part 1 focuses on equity assessments and strategies and barriers, and burden reduction and part 2 focuses on procurement and contracting and stakeholder and community engagement.

Article | Feb 1, 2021

Vaccine Distribution and Public Trust: Maximus Public Health Offers the First Promising Practices

In many ways, the real test of the government's ability to communicate and build trust in the vaccine program will come as distribution expands beyond Phase 1 and efforts to engage the broader population begin. As part of our work assisting state and local governments with their vaccine distribution, contact tracing, and contact center operations, Maximus Public Health collected six promising practices for launching, expanding, and scaling vaccine information and scheduling centers.

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