Trang Nguyen, MD, DrPH, MPH, is the Director of the Public Health Information Group, Office of Science, Office of Public Health, New York State Department of Health. She has more than 25 years of experience in healthcare and public health. Dr. Nguyen has an extensive background in medicine, healthcare, statistics, epidemiology, public health surveillance, research, program evaluation and quality improvement. She leads the Public Health Information Group staff to analyze large datasets, develop and expand various public health data reports and dashboards to support community health needs assessment, identify high-risk populations, plan interventions, and monitor progress. Dr. Nguyen has also authored many articles in peer-reviewed journals to contribute to public health literature.