I have more than 20 years of experience in advocating to improve the opportunities for health for those who are historically underrepresented and typically most vulnerable for poor health. One
Earlier this month, I began a paid internship with Human Impact Partners (HIP), a public health research nonprofit. One of my first projects was to work with a New Orleans-based health professional to write an op-ed in support HB264 in La. that HIP assessed the health and equity impacts of. This bill was heard today and PASSED! It proposes community-based sentencing for parents instead of placing them in mass incarceration, often hundreds of miles from their kids. Thanks to The Advocate (Baton Rouge, LA) for publishing. Super excited for the opportunity to put my newly earned health communication master's to work. #publichealth #healthequity #mediarelations
