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Appendix C: Speaker and Planning Committee Member Biosketches
Pages 59-76

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... in gerontology from the University of Southern California and received postdoctoral training in population health through the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Health and Society Scholars program at the University of Pennsylvania. Philip Alberti, Ph.D., is the senior director for health equity research and policy at the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC)
From page 60...
... He participated in the implementation of the state's innovative health care reform law and developed public health programs that promoted health equity, emergency preparedness, and chronic and infectious disease prevention. Prior to his appointment as commissioner, Mr.
From page 61...
... She is also on the Susan and Henry Samueli College of Health Sciences Advisory Board at the University of California, Irvine. Oxiris Barbot, M.D., has more than 25 years of experience in public health and health care delivery and has dedicated her career to achieving health equity.
From page 62...
... She co-founded the UCSF Center for Vulnerable Populations at Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital that focuses on actionable research to increase health equity and reduce health disparities in at-risk communities. She is one of the Principal Investigators for the UCSF Clinical and Translational Sciences Institute, and she leads the newly launched UCSF COVID Community Public Health Initiative.
From page 63...
... Ms. Dreyfus is also on the advisory committees of the Social Intervention Research & Evaluation Network and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Systems for Action.
From page 64...
... Dr. Gourevitch leads the City Health Dashboard initiative, funded by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, to equip city and community leaders with an accurate understanding of the health of their populations, including its social, economic, and environmental drivers, to support population health improvement.
From page 65...
... Dora Hughes, M.D., M.P.H., is the associate research professor of health policy & management at the Milken Institute School of Public Health at The George Washington University, where her work focuses on the intersection of clinical and community health, social determinants of health, health equity, health care quality, and workforce. Previously, Dr.
From page 66...
... She was previously the director of behavioral health at Milwaukee Health Services, Inc., a federally qualified health center, and served as the administrator and state health officer for the Wisconsin Division of Public Health. Immediately prior to joining the Population Health Institute, she was the associate professor of pediatrics at the Medical College of Wisconsin Center for Advancement of Underserved Children, where she collaborated with diverse stakeholders to address a broad range of real-world problems.
From page 67...
... Prior to her roles at MDHHS, she was the director and the health officer for the Detroit Health Department, where she oversaw a robust community-driven community health assessment, established a comprehensive reproductive health network, and led Detroit's response to the hepatitis A outbreak.
From page 68...
... She served from 2007 to 2010 and had significant responsibility for the implementation of Minnesota's 2008 health reform legislation, including the Statewide Health Improvement Program, standardized quality reporting, development of provider peer grouping, certification process for health care homes, and baskets of care.
From page 69...
... Ms. Martinez Garcel has published extensively on issues related to health equity, vulnerable populations, and community health workers.
From page 70...
... Key components of this process were improved partnerships with all organizations engaged in addressing social determinants of health for the population served and development of a sustainability pathway for the region's population health strategy. For 7 years, Dr.
From page 71...
... He is a primary care provider who practiced at a federally qualified health center prior to entering federal service. In addition to his experience in public health and health care delivery, Dr.
From page 72...
... He is the co-principal investigator for Bridging for Health: Improving Community Health through Innovations in Financing, sponsored by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. He also leads the center's growing health care workforce portfolio with a focus on Georgia's primary care assets to address gaps in light of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, as well as the center's work on community health needs assessments.
From page 73...
... He is responsible for the development, implementation, and evaluation of BJC's community health programs, and oversees BJC's connections with community-based programs that offer primary, secondary, and tertiary prevention for chronic conditions. Prior to joining BJC in August 2020, he spent more than a decade focused on health equity and social determinants of health as a faculty member in the Brown School at Washington University in St.
From page 74...
... , where she co-led a transformation that improved health outcomes for a safety net population above the national 90th percentile, improved joy and meaning of work for the workforce, and reduced medical expense by 10 percent. She served as the president of the medical staff of Cambridge Health Alliance, as well as the founding medical director of the CHA Revere Family Health Center and the Whidden Hospitalist Service, leading to substantial improvements in access, experience, quality, and cost for safety net patients.
From page 75...
... Valdes Lupi leads the Health Team in building equity-focused systems of health that create opportunities for all people to achieve well-being. Prior to joining The Kresge Foundation, she was the senior fellow for the de Beaumont Foundation, where she served as an advisor to amplify and accelerate policy initiatives aimed at developing and advancing a health agenda on critical public health issues such as tobacco control, racial justice, and health equity.
From page 76...
... She has also led national efforts through her role as chief program officer for health systems transformation at the Association of State and Territorial Health Officials. Stella Whitney-West, M.B.A., is the chief executive officer of NorthPoint Health & Wellness Center, a federally qualified health center that serves more than 25,000 residents in North Minneapolis and Hennepin County with comprehensive medical, dental, and behavioral health care.


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