Heba Athar

Contributing Faculty
College of Health Sciences and Public Policy
Ph.D. Public Health

I am a medical epidemiologist at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. At the agency my areas of focus has been health disparities, health equity, community health, and population health. My medical background is in the area of preventive medicine, and my public health background is in health policy and administration, and public health informatics and medical informatics.

Courses Taught

PUBH 8031 - Public Health Administration and Leadership

Education

MPH, University of Illinois

MD, St. Christopher's College of Medicine

MPH, University of Illinois

BS, University of Georgia

Public Service

Apna Ghar Domestic Violence Shelter , Member -

Care and Share International (HIV/AIDS), Member -

Metropolitan Asian Family Services, Member -

Awards / Honors

5- Year Service Award, University of Illinois, Chicago, 2017

Publications

athar, h. m. (2014). Healthy Life Expectancy for the U.S. Population by Sex, Race, Ethnicity, and Geographic Region: 2007-2009. Journal of Epidemiology.

Presentations

athar, h. (2010). Benefits of GIS in Disaster Management.

athar, h. (2011). Case Study: GIS Technology in the Disaster Management of the 2008 Floods in Lawrence County.

athar, h. (2011). Case Study: GIS Technology in the Disaster Management of the 2008 Floods in Lawrence County.

athar, h. (2016). Community Health Needs Assessments Developed by Non-Profit Hospitals An Assessment of Fidelity and Quality. HS Medical Consulting

athar, h. (2013). Disparities in Unemployment – United States, 2006 and 2010.

athar, h. (2016). Evaluation of the Evidence Base for Community Health Implementation Strategies Developed by U.S. Hospitals.

athar, h. (2013). Healthy Life Expectancy for the U.S. Population by Sex, Race, Ethnicity, and Geographic Region: 2007-2009.

athar, h. (2013). Impact of Increasing Coverage for Smoking Cessation Therapies Among the Medicaid Population in States.

athar, h. (2013). Impact of Increasing Coverage for Smoking Cessation Therapies Among the Medicaid Population in States.

athar , h. (2013). Population Disparities in Unemployment – United States, 2006 and 2010 Presentation: Healthy Life Expectancy for the U.S. Population by Sex, Race, Ethnicity, and Geographic Region: 2007-2009.

athar, h. (2011). Use of Information Technology in Public Health (focusing on chronic diseases and infectious diseases).