Sharon Nelson, MPH

Cardiovascular Health

Sharon Nelson is the Senior Program Manager with the National Hypertension Control Roundtable (NHCR). In this position, she serves as the lead staff person for the NHCR, tasked with providing day-to-day management of the NHCR, supporting Committees and Action Teams, and leading evaluation and communications efforts.

Prior to joining NACDD in December 2020, Sharon was a Program Initiatives Manager with the American Heart Association where she worked with national, state, and local partners to support and implement the priorities of Million Hearts® 2022.

Sharon has 20 years of experience in public health with community, state, and national organizations. Her efforts have focused on chronic disease prevention and management, including health promotion and education, creating environments that support healthy living and linking clinical interventions with community resources.

She received her MPH in Community Health Education and from the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse and her BS in Physical Education and Health from the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater.

She received her MPH in Community Health Education and from the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse and her BS in Physical Education and Health from the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater.