Fred Rusczek is currently the Executive Director of Child Health Services in Manchester, NH, and also provides consultative services to public health and non-profit agencies. Prior to this, Fred spent over 35 years in official public health services, including 20 years as the Director of the Manchester, NH Health Department. In this position he supervised a staff of over 70 employees in a variety of programs, including school health, environmental health, dental health, and community health services. Fred also served as Executive Director of the Manchester Homeless Health Care Project which provides services to over 1000 homeless individuals annually. He has been a member of several non-profit agency boards, and governmental commissions.

Fred holds a BS in Environmental Health from Colorado State University, and a Master of Public Health Degree from the University of Minnesota. “It was at Colorado State University that I developed my passion for public health. I was fortunate to have a few professors with prior public health experience. They kindled my interest in improving the health of the public through population based measures. This passion has grown, rather than waned, over my career.”

Public health provides an excellent vantage point to examine the US health system. Whereas medicine and health care services are centered on the care of an individual, public health looks at the health of the entire population. Health policies very often influence the overall health of the public. Public health agencies are involved in the creation of health policies at the federal, state and local level. Fred worked within the legislative and policy arena for much of his career.

Fred and his wife, Margaret have two grown children, both of whom are health care attorneys.

For more information about this course, contact Fred at: frusczek@pphsllc.com