Health Systems and Population Health

Research Interests

Public health practice; infrastructure development; systems planning

Bio

As a Senior Program Manager at the Public Health Foundation (PHF), Marie Flake, MPH, BSN, supports activities of the Workforce Development Unit including developing and providing workforce development tools, resources, and services; identifying training needs, skills, and competencies; and working to meet identified workforce development needs. Marie also engages in developing training and assistance related to Foundational Public Health Services and health department retention and recruitment. In addition, she serves as PHF’s primary liaison to over 500 national course providers for the TRAIN Learning Network.

Prior to joining PHF, Marie worked for the Washington State Department of Health (DOH), where she led the systemwide (local, state, and tribal public health) collaborative effort to fully fund, deliver, and measure the impact of Foundational Public Health Services statewide. Previously she facilitated statewide workgroups on finance, workforce development, standards, measuring public health service delivery, health status indicators, communications, and access to healthcare. As the liaison for local public health, Marie also provided consultation to and coordination within DOH and among the State’s 35 autonomous local health jurisdictions and their association, the University of Washington School of Public Health, and other partners.

Education

MPH Health Policy and Management, Johns Hopkins University, 1994
BS Nursing, Seattle Pacific University, 1984
BA Psychology, Seattle Pacific University, 1984

Academic Programs and Affiliations

• Northwest Center for Public Health Practice