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Appendix D: Speaker and Moderator Biographical Sketches
Pages 89-96

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From page 89...
... Ms. Co currently serves as the manager of public policy and special projects at Beyond Housing, a community development organization based in North Saint Louis County, where she leads public policy efforts, neighborhood marketing, and strategic projects.
From page 90...
... George Flores, M.D., M.P.H., is a senior program manager for The C ­ alifornia Endowment's Healthy California Prevention team. He manages grants and oversees programs that strengthen primary prevention and the practice of health equity; link health care, public health, and community-based prevention; get the public involved in improving conditions for health; and increase the number of diverse health professionals practicing in underserved places.
From page 91...
... He has asserted that in every public health area of endeavor, be it immunizations, chronic disease, HIV/AIDS, sexually transmitted diseases, obesity, or even ­ isaster preparedness, public health d practitioners must recognize that they are confronted with the enduring consequences of structural poverty, institutional racism, and other forms of systemic injustice. He further asserts that the only sustainable approach to eliminating health inequities is through the design of intensive, multisectoral, place-based interventions that are specifically designed to identify existing assets and build social, political, and economic power among a critical mass of community residents in historically under-resourced communities.
From page 92...
... His experience practicing both medicine and law independently has enabled him to blend both disciplines in the day-to-day practice of public health and in responding to recent public health emergencies such as severe acute respiratory syndrome and anthrax. His awards include the Champion of Children Award from the United Way, the National Association of County & City Health Officials Award of Excellence for the use of information technology in public health, the 2009 Clean Air Award from Breathe California, and the HeartSaver Award from the American Heart Association.
From page 93...
... Andrea Manzo is a hub manager for the East Salinas Building Healthy Communities (BHC) , a 10-year initiative funded by The California Endowment.
From page 94...
... She also directs the Innovation Fellows Program at Harvard Medical School Center for Primary Care, where she is helping to grow a generation of change leaders who can create the needed changes in health and health care, and she continues as the lead transformation advisor at CHA. Teal VanLanen is a community activator with the School District of Algoma, Wisconsin, and the Healthy Children team lead for Live Algoma, a community coalition.
From page 95...
... Her particular interests focus on neighborhood development, positive youth development, and prevention, including substance abuse and violence prevention. Using community-based participatory research methods, her research has focused on the application of behavioral science approaches to improve how communities address issues related to community health and development.


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