Anthony Slaton

Anthony Slaton is native to Oklahoma and received his BS in Public Health Science from the University of Maryland, College Park. Prior to becoming a Fellow, Anthony worked at the University of Maryland School of Medicine in the Division of Growth and Nutrition as an Epidemiological Assistant where he aided in the design and implementation of a randomized control trial to prevent pediatric health disparities in low-income childcare centers. As a student at the University of Maryland, he led the early development of a community-based project in Debre Berhan, Ethiopia that addressed child malnutrition by using sustainable farming practices to improve the nutritional environment of primary schools. He also interned at Save the Children in the Public Policy and Advocacy Department as the Global Health and Food Security Policy intern. There he worked to increase funding and raise awareness around maternal and child health issues, including modeling the impact of increased appropriations to the maternal and child health account in FY17.