Connecticut Joins Multistate Governors Public Health Alliance

On Wednesday, October 15, Governor Ned Lamont announced the launch of the Governors Public Health Alliance, a new coalition of 15 governors designed to safeguard public health, strengthen preparedness, and coordinate with the global health community.

According to the governor’s announcement, the Governors Public Health Alliance will serve as a nonpartisan coordinating hub for governors and their public health leaders, supporting governors and their states in coordinating and collaborating to protect the public’s health by facilitating data sharing and communication about health threat detection, emergency preparedness and response, public health guidance and policy, and deployment of experts.  The governor said the alliance will also facilitate national coordination on public health at the gubernatorial level — complementing existing mechanisms and interfacing with entities across the country.  This includes the Northeast Public Health Collaborative, of which Connecticut is a member, and will assist state public health laboratories in sharing resources and expertise to strengthen regional readiness.

This news comes one month after the Lamont administration formally announced Connecticut’s participation in the newly formed Northeast Public Health Collaborative, a voluntary regional coalition of public health agencies and leaders.  The group’s shared mission is to ensure trust in public health, respond to public health threats, advance community health, and strengthen confidence in vaccines and science-based medicine.  The partnership was established in early 2025 and held its first in-person meeting in Rhode Island in August.  The coalition comprises interjurisdictional working groups from Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York State, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, and New York City.

Click here to read the governor’s full announcement on the alliance.