Mark Rasmuson

Mark Rasmuson, MA, MPH, serves as the Vice President and Director of The AED Center for Global Health Communication and Marketing. He specializes in behavior change communication and is responsible for managing and providing technical direction to the center's 20+ projects. Formerly Mr. Rasmuson served as the director of AED's worldwide HealthCOM project for six years and as the senior BCC advisor to the BASICS (Basic Support for Institutionalizing Child Survival) project. From 2000 to 2002, he helped establish the USAID office in Vietnam, overseeing a $7.5 million portfolio in health and humanitarian assistance. As field director for the seminal USAID-funded Mass Media and Health Practices Project in Gambia (1978-1985), he contributed to the first international BCC project to document significant national changes in childcare behaviors. Mr. Rasmuson has short-term and long-term experience assisting countries all over the globe, including Nepal, Indonesia, Afghanistan, Nigeria, and Russia. He holds Masters Degrees in Public Health, with a focus on International Health, and in International Communication.

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