Forward Health Infrastructure
STRATEGY · POLICY · INNOVATION

Forward-thinking strategy for public health transformation.

Strategic advisory for public health leaders navigating policy,
infrastructure, technology, and change.

How we help

Policy strategy

Legislative and funding strategy for federal, state, and local public health agencies navigating complex change.

Data modernization and AI strategy

Strategic investment planning for data modernization and AI.

Operation/Organization Strategy

Operational effectiveness and organizational restructuring support.

Proposal & capture strategy

Government proposal development and capture strategy for public health and health technology solutions.

Opportunity positioning

Federal, state, and local government opportunity positioning.

RFP/RFI response development

Technical narratives, executive summaries, and full proposal responses.

Who we serve

Partners navigating public sector health infrastructure

  • State and local health departments
  • Federal agencies
  • NGOs and public health partners
  • Health technology companies
Why Forward Health Infrastructure
  • $18B+ Public Health Investments Supported
  • 17 Years Federal Experience
  • Modernized data systems, AI implementation strategy
  • Trusted Advisor to State, Federal and Industry Leaders
Public Health Leadership Workshops

Practical training for professionals working at the intersection of public health, policy, government, and technology.

Briefing policymakers, communicating public health priorities, working with legislatures, AI for policy writing, and data modernization.

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Laura Gravesen
About

Laura Gravesen

Principal, MBA

Mission-driven public health strategist with 17 years of experience advancing federal health policy and strengthening public health systems.

Laura provides senior-level advisory services in strategy, infrastructure development, policy design, and data modernization and AI strategy for state and local health departments and public-sector partners navigating complex change.

Previously, Laura served as Associate Director for Policy for the CDC's Office of Public Health Data, Surveillance, and Technology and in policy at the Public Health Infrastructure Center, where she helped shape national approaches to public health data modernization, AI strategy, and infrastructure investment.

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Helping public health agencies navigate complex change.

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For Public Health Agencies

Turn public health priorities into policy, investment, and action.

Forward Health Infrastructure helps federal, state, and local public health leaders navigate policy strategy, infrastructure investment, data modernization, and complex change.

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Capabilities

Policy strategy

Strategic policy support for state and local health departments navigating complex change.

Strategic planning

Strategic planning for technology-enabled public health solutions.

Data modernization and AI strategy

Public health data modernization and AI strategy grounded in federal investment priorities.

Build Your Team's Capacity

Forward Health Infrastructure also offers practical leadership workshops for public health teams on policymaker briefings, messaging, legislative engagement, AI-assisted policy writing, and communicating data modernization priorities.

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For Health Technology Firms

Position, pursue, and win government opportunities.

Health technology companies and government contractors partner with Forward Health Infrastructure for capture strategy, proposal development, and policy alignment grounded in nearly two decades of federal experience.

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Capabilities

Opportunity positioning

Federal, state, and local government opportunity positioning.

RFP/RFI response development

Technical narratives, executive summaries, and full proposal responses.

Capture strategy

Government proposal development and capture strategy for health technology solutions.

Ready to move forward?

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Workshops

Public Health Leadership Workshops

Practical training for public health professionals navigating policy, government, technology, and change.

Forward Health Infrastructure offers live, interactive workshops designed to help public health professionals communicate more effectively, navigate government decision-making, and translate complex ideas into clear, actionable strategies.

Led by former CDC policy leader Laura Gravesen, workshops draw on nearly two decades of experience at the intersection of public health, policy, funding, and government decision-making.

Designed for state and local public health professionals, policy teams, program leaders, communications staff, data and informatics teams, and emerging public health leaders.

Upcoming Workshops

Briefing Policymakers

How to Make Your Case in Five Minutes

Great public health work does not always speak for itself. Policymakers and senior leaders need information that is concise, relevant, and connected to the decisions in front of them.

This practical workshop teaches participants how to turn complex public health information into a clear, compelling briefing.

Participants will learn how to:

Identify what a policymaker or senior leader needs to know
Structure an effective five-minute briefing
Translate technical information into decision-ready messages
Use evidence and data without overwhelming the audience
Anticipate questions and prepare concise responses
End with a clear ask or next step
Live virtual workshop | 75 minutes | $129
December 1 11am ET
Includes briefing framework, downloadable template, sample briefing materials, and certificate of completion.
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Need an invoice for professional development approval or reimbursement? Individual and team invoicing is available.

Workshop Series

Making the Case

Messaging Public Health Priorities

Turn complex programs, evidence, and public health priorities into messages that resonate with policymakers, executives, partners, and the public.

Participants learn a practical framework for identifying the audience, defining the message, choosing the strongest supporting evidence, and communicating a clear case for action.

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Working Effectively with Policymakers & Legislatures

Understand how government decision-makers receive information—and how public health professionals can engage more effectively.

This workshop explores legislative and policymaking environments, effective briefings, relationship building, funding and budget conversations, and strategies for communicating public health priorities in a nonpartisan government environment.

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AI for Public Health Policy

Writing Faster Without Losing Judgment

AI can dramatically accelerate policy writing—but strong public health policy still requires expertise, judgment, and accountability.

This hands-on workshop shows participants how to use AI to develop and improve policy briefs, executive summaries, talking points, briefing materials, legislative analysis, and other common public health products. Participants learn practical prompting techniques alongside approaches for reviewing accuracy, protecting sensitive information, identifying limitations, and determining where human judgment remains essential.

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Making the Case for Data Modernization

Public health data modernization is often technically complex. Securing leadership, policymaker, and partner support requires translating that complexity into a compelling case for investment.

This workshop helps public health data and informatics leaders connect technology investments to public health outcomes, operational needs, workforce impact, and government priorities.

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Designed for Public Health

These are not generic communications or leadership courses.

Each workshop is grounded in the realities of public-sector public health—including competing priorities, limited resources, complex stakeholder environments, government funding, legislative oversight, and the challenge of communicating highly technical work to nontechnical decision-makers.

Workshops emphasize practical tools participants can immediately apply in their own organizations.

Individual & Team Registration

Public workshops are offered virtually throughout the year and are designed to be accessible through individual professional development and training budgets. Organizations may also register multiple staff members or request a private workshop customized for their team.

Individual registration

Register online for an upcoming workshop.

Team registration

Register multiple participants with group pricing and invoice payment options.

Private workshops

Bring a Forward Health Infrastructure workshop directly to your department, leadership team, association, or organization.

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Laura Gravesen
About the Instructor

Laura Gravesen

Laura Gravesen is the founder of Forward Health Infrastructure and a former senior policy leader and instructor at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

During nearly two decades in federal public health, she worked at the intersection of policy, congressional and legislative affairs, appropriations, public health infrastructure, and data modernization. Her experience includes translating complex public health and technology initiatives into strategies and narratives for policymakers, government leaders, and other decision-makers.

She helps public health organizations and health technology companies navigate government strategy, policy, modernization, and public-sector opportunities.

Bring a Workshop to Your Organization

Forward Health Infrastructure offers virtual and in-person workshops for state and local health departments, federal agencies, associations, universities, public health organizations, and leadership teams.

We will work together to customize a team training or strategy workshop to clarify your program's policy agenda.

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