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Posted On March 5, 2020 10:52 pm
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Posted On March 5, 2020 10:47 pm
Program Director, Cultural Resilience Enterprise Community Partners FOCUS Meghan’s vision for a Culture of Health begins where people spend most of their time living and creating, in homes and communities. She supports equitable community investment by creating environments for healing-centered approaches, collaboration, lifting residents’ voices, and building social cohesion. Her vision is one where people… 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 10:45 pm
Senior Program Officer for Embedding Equity New York Academy of Medicine FOCUS Shaneah has leveraged her capacity to innovate systems change, internal and external, to public health organizations by relentlessly approaching her work with an equitable lens through co-creating novel community engagement frameworks; building robust partnerships with city agencies; transforming local resident capacity building approaches;… View Article
Posted On March 5, 2020 10:45 pm
Assistant Professor East Tennessee State University FOCUS Jodi is a lifelong resident of Northeast Tennessee. She uses her platform as a family caregiver to advocate for improved services for rural older adults and the individuals who provide them with care. Jodi is founder of Connections, a network of local organizations working together to transform Hawkins… View Article
Posted On March 5, 2020 10:43 pm
Executive Director Tree Street Youth FOCUS Julia’s focus area is on youth development and education and the ways in which youth voice can lead change in communities. As the founder and director of Tree Street Youth in Lewiston, Maine, she has experienced firsthand the power that youth can play in developing programming, changing education systems,… View Article
Posted On March 5, 2020 10:43 pm
Prevention and Care Manager Black AIDS Institute FOCUS Saron is based in Los Angeles and works at the intersection of racial justice and public health. Her vision of a Culture of Health is one free of structural oppression and full of structures, systems, and policies that facilitate health and opportunity. She is currently applying this… View Article
Posted On March 5, 2020 10:42 pm
Principal & Founder The Policy Gap FOCUS As Founder and Principal of The Policy Gap, Rodríguez dismantles affordability crises across the United States by bridging the gap between local public officials and the communities they serve. He partners with policymakers to design and champion bold, actionable solutions while placing impacted communities front and center in… 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 10:40 pm
Co-Executive Director Mni Wichoni Health Circle FOCUS Tasha has had the privilege of engaging in work focused on reclaiming the inherent health and wellness practices of her home communities of Standing Rock Indian Reservation. This work has been accomplished through the nonprofit organization, Mni Wichoni Health Circle. This organization is led primarily by Indigenous women,… View Article