Company Information
Empatha was incorporated
on March 16, 2005 in North Carolina and is
a wholly-owned subsidiary of the American Social Health Association
(ASHA).
Empatha has supported organizations in the public, private,
academic, and non-governmental sectors with a variety of services.
Our client list includes:
- the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- the National Institutes of Health
- the National Opinion Research
- Center at the University of Chicago and the University of North Carolina in Chapel Hill
- Research Triangle Institute
- GlaxoSmithKline
- the state of Texas
- and the United Way of North Carolina
Board of Directors
• James Kirkpatrick, MD, MPH, FACPM, San Antonio, Texas
• Gary R. Noble, MD, MPH, FACPM, FIDSA, Far Hills, New Jersey, Chair
• Thomas Terragno, MBA, CPA, Atlanta, Georgia, Secretary-Treasurer
A History Of Communication
Since 1914, the American Social Health Association (ASHA) has been dedicated to improving the health of individuals, families, and communities. Historically, our focus has been sexually transmitted diseases (STDs). At a time when the venereal diseases gonorrhea and syphilis were unmentionable but nonetheless devastating, ASHA's founders broke the silence. Their efforts led to programs that helped to focus national attention on the need for public education, better clinical management, and effective treatments.
Today, ASHA remains a leader in the area
of STDs, with an advocacy role in Washington and numerous research
and educational programs, including four national contact centers
dealing with HIV/AIDS and other STDs and three comprehensive Web
sites (www.ashastd.org, www.iwannaknow.org,
and www.quierosaber.org).
But we have broadened our mission as well, taking on other challenging
health issues, including immunization, SARS, bioterrorism preparedness,
West Nile Virus and smallpox.
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