Paula Tran, MPH †*

State Health Officer and Division of Public Health Administrator, Wisconsin Department of Health Services

Paula Tran is the State Health Officer and Administrator of the Division of Public Health at the Wisconsin Department of Health Services, leading the vision for statewide public health and health equity strategies. She oversees aging and disability resources, communicable diseases, community health promotion, environmental and occupational health, health informatics, policy and practice alignment, and preparedness. Her career has focused on embedding health equity and empowerment concepts into public health practice, policies, and scholarship.

Paula previously served in a variety of roles with government, nonprofit, and academic organizations. She has led community-engaged research projects, led statewide health equity initiatives, and provided training and technical assistance on the social, economic, and environmental determinants of health to advance health equity. Paula currently serves as the Senior Health Equity Advisor for the UW Population Health Institute, and formerly she was the Director of UWPHI’s Mobilizing Action Toward Community Health (MATCH) group and the Wisconsin Population Health Service Fellowship.

Paula has a Master of Public Health and a Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Wisconsin-Madison.

* Former Fellow

† Former Fellowship Program Faculty and Staff

The Wisconsin Population Health Service Fellowship is an initiative of the UW Population Health Institute’s Mobilizing Action Toward Community Health (MATCH) Group. The Fellowship program is funded by the Wisconsin Partnership Program at the UW School of Medicine and Public Health.