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Posted On December 18, 2020 11:36 pm
Executive Director Operation Restoration FOCUS Syrita’s vision of a Culture of Health is an empathetic and caring community that recognizes trauma and social inequity as the driving forces of crime that require community-based healing and holistic solutions. She believes that communities responding to crime should seek to restore and improve the lives of all people… View Article
Posted On December 18, 2020 10:44 pm
City Medical Specialist New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene FOCUS Dr. Watkins is a public health professional and clinician deeply concerned about the mass trauma inflicted by the COVID-19 pandemic. He firmly believes that communities will need new and creative pathways to healing to recover from the COVID-19 pandemic. He also believes… View Article
Posted On March 5, 2020 10:46 pm
Executive Director Angel Island Immigration Station Foundation FOCUS Edward is the executive director of the Angel Island Immigration Station Foundation (AIISF), the California State Parks’ nonprofit partner in the effort to preserve and restore the historic immigration station at Angel Island. From 1910 to 1940, Angel Island (sometimes referred to as the “Ellis Island of… View Article
Posted On March 5, 2020 10:41 pm
Executive Director ChangeMaker Foundation FOCUS Mariely is interested in creating an alliance of trainees interested in institutional health to work on concrete strategies related to the incorporation of the equity lens in philanthropic and organizational structures. Also fostering relationships with Culture of Health Leaders alumni who were interested in working on the issue of institutional… View Article
Posted On March 5, 2020 10:38 pm
Executive Director and Founder Hosts for Humanity FOCUS Nearly a quarter million people need to travel out of state each year for medical care. Not well documented, many of these medical nomads are separated from their communities and struggle with added costs associated with transportation, lodging, and food on top of mounting medical expenses. Jenny… View Article
Posted On March 5, 2020 10:30 pm
Associate Professor Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health FOCUS Josiemer focuses on translating research on diet, psychosocial factors, and health among Latin@s into tailored messages and programs for chronic disease prevention in this population. MORE ABOUT JOSIEMER Josiemer wants to elevate the evidence-based data that could help improve the health of our Latin@ communities… View Article
Posted On March 5, 2020 9:59 pm
Chef Liberation Cuisine FOCUS At the start of the CoHL Fellowship Gabriela had been working as a chef for nearly a decade. She originally went to culinary school with the intention of improving mainstream narratives around healthy BIPOC food. Her work is in response to systemic food apartheid, BIPOC food stories and medicinal wisdom being… View Article
Posted On July 23, 2019 1:52 am
Program Administrator Mount Sinai Health System FOCUS Bernard works in East Harlem, where the average life expectancy is 10 years less than the community next door—the Upper East Side. He believes that a person’s health should not be dictated by their zip code. At Mount Sinai Hospital, he has helped form a program with teams… View Article
Posted On July 22, 2019 11:07 pm
Agricultural Manager Visit Rico FOCUS Puerto Rico, the oldest colony in the world, is not food sovereign. While the organic farming industry continues to increase, small-scale farmers are disappearing. For more than a decade, I have been supporting local initiatives to build healthy food systems. Visit Rico, Organización Boricuá de Agricultura Ecológica de Puerto Rico,… View Article
Posted On July 22, 2019 10:17 pm
Chief Empowerment Officer Spark Strategic Solutions, LLC FOCUS Idahoans face significant health challenges in food security, access to care, obesity, and mental health. The increase in rural Idaho’s social challenges has been rapid, often outpacing the proposed solutions from organizations and even entire sectors. This gap has created health inequities that require a comprehensive, cross-sector… View Article