GOVERNOR MATT MEYER JOINS GOVERNORS PUBLIC HEALTH ALLIANCE TO SAFEGUARD COMMUNITIES

October 15, 2025

Nonpartisan initiative will be supported by GovAct and help states and territories collaborate on strengthening preparedness, coordinating with the Global Health Community, and addressing health threats across state lines.

WILMINGTON — Today, Governor Matt Meyer joined 14 other Governors in announcing the launch of the Governors Public Health Alliance, a new coalition of states and territories designed to protect the health of people across the United States.

In addition to Delaware and Governor Meyer, Governors Bob Ferguson (WA), Josh Green (HI), Kathy Hochul (NY), Tina Kotek (OR), Ned Lamont (CT), Lou Leon Guerrero (GU), Dan McKee (RI), Phil Murphy (NJ), Gavin Newsom (CA), Jared Polis (CO), JB Pritzker (IL), Josh Stein (NC), Wes Moore (MD), and Maura Healey (MA) will make up the initial members of  the alliance.

“Protecting the health of our communities doesn’t stop at our state borders,” Governor Matt Meyer said. “This alliance is a commitment to transparency, preparedness, and coordination so that no state faces health threats alone. By working together, governors can share data, resources, and lessons learned to strengthen our preparedness for the next public health challenge. Delaware is proud to join this effort to make our state—and our nation—safer and healthier.”

The Governors Public Health Alliance will serve as a unified, cross-state liaison with the global health community and a nonpartisan coordinating hub for governors and their public health leaders. The Governors Public Health Alliance will support 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 Governors Public Health Alliance supports national coordination on public health at the gubernatorial level – complementing existing mechanisms and interfacing with entities like the Northeast Public Health Collaborative and West Coast Health Alliance. The Governors Public Health Alliance facilitates this cross-state collaboration by bringing together regional and other groups to share best practices and surface common challenges, elevating national considerations for vaccine procurement, policy solutions, and more.

The Alliance welcomes further engagement across Governors’ Offices and with public health associations and other relevant groups.

The Governors Public Health Alliance is supported by GovAct, a nonprofit, nonpartisan initiative that supports governors in protecting fundamental freedoms, including public health. The Alliance is guided by a bipartisan set of public health advisors: Dr. Mandy Cohen, former CDC Director and North Carolina Secretary of Health and Human Services; Dr. Anne Zink, former Alaska Chief Medical Officer; and Raj Panjabi, former White House Senior Director for Global Health Security and Biodefense; as well as Amb. Nina Hachigian, former U.S. Special Representative for City and State Diplomacy.  As an initiative of GovAct, the Alliance will also be guided by GovAct’s Bipartisan Advisory Board of former governors — Arne Carlson (R-MN), Jim Doyle (D-WI), Deval Patrick (D-MA), Marc Racicot (R-MT), Kathleen Sebelius (D-KS), and Bill Weld (R-MA) — and former senior federal officials Sally Yates and Larry Thompson.

The Alliance will continue to provide governors and their teams with toolkits and timely briefings on major policy developments in public health, share coordinated strategies ahead of high-profile events, and offer opportunities to discuss health security issues.