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Advocacy

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Advocating for Healthcare for Laborers

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As extreme heat waves become more frequent and intense, informal workers are forced to labor in hazardous conditions without adequate protection. Christy Adeola Braham ’23 advocates for integrating worker protections into national climate policies and frameworks at the municipal, national and international levels.

Building Coalitions for LGBTQ+ Equality

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Nick Grant '23 served as the president of GLMA: Health Professionals Advancing LGBTQ+ Equality. His role focused on supporting the advocacy, education and research efforts of the organization including coalition building to combat attacks that LGBTQ+ individuals are facing in the United States.

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Creating Medical-legal Partnerships for Older Adults

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Medical-legal partnerships address social determinants of health by integrating legal advocacy into healthcare for a range of vulnerable populations. Sarah Hooper ’18 is working to ensure that aging people are included in these partnerships moving forward by creating a medical-legal partnership that focuses on older adults.

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Facilitating Peer Support for Public Safety Professionals

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Anne Laux ’19 developed a peer support program for first responders in Ohio and advanced legislation that makes peer support privileged communications.

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Raising Awareness About Fibroids

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Nkem Osian ’20 is a dedicated advocate raising awareness about fibroids with The White Dress Project. Her journey began in 2015 with debilitating pain and a severe health scare due to a large fibroid. With up to 80% of Black women affected by fibroids by age 50, Nkem’s story is a reminder of the importance of early detection.

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Inspiring Collaboration to Fight Tuberculosis

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Oscar Ramírez ’21 encourages civil society organizations and community leaders to strengthen alliances to end the tuberculosis pandemic.

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Storytelling for Advocacy

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Elena Rivera ’20 led training for rural health workers on the best practices of using storytelling for advocacy. Participants discussed various advocacy issues, including housing, health care, immigrant rights, nursing, families experiencing disability, child care and resource navigation.

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Zaki Abate

Physician & Technical Advisor
Addis Ababa
Ethiopia, East Africa

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Gloria Annette Aguirre

Artist & Community Advocate
San Francisco, California
United States, North America

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Muhammad Saddiq Ahmad

Nurse & Non-profit Leader
Abuja
Nigeria, West Africa

Mary Ajwang

Public Health Specialist
Kampala
Uganda, East Africa

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­­­Alaq Al-Muwali

Doctor
London, England
United Kingdom, Europe

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Rana Al-Qawasmi

Nutritionist and Public Health Specialist
Jerusalem
Palestine, Mediterranean

Zahraa Al-sarraf

Pharmacist & Women’s Health Advocate
Baghdad
Iraq, Mediterranean

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Odur Anthony

Lawyer & Team Leader
Lira
Uganda, North Africa

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Gladys Arias

Health Policy Analyst
Los Angeles, California
United States, North America

Christy Adeola Braham

Labor Researcher & Activist
Brussels
Belgium, Europe

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Amanda Brosnan

Assistant Professor & Physician Assistant
Saginaw, Texas
United States, North America

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Ridwan Karim Dini-Osman

Broadcast Journalist and News Anchor
Accra
Ghana, West Africa

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Regina Duperval

Pediatrics
Montreal
Canada

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Angela Echiverri

Family & Community Medicine Physician
San Francisco, California
United States, North America

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Nyabony Gat

Program Director
Anchorage, Alaska
United States, North America

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­­­Esnatt Gondwe-Matekesa

Development Practitioner
Zomba
Malawi, Southern Africa

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Nicholas Grant

Clinical Psychologist
Washington, D.C.
United States, North America

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­­­Qusai Hammouri

Pediatric Spine Surgeon
Brooklyn, New York
United States, North America

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­­­Liam Hein

Associate Professor of Nursing
Columbia, South Carolina
United States, North America

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Sarah Hooper

Law, Science & Health Policy
San Francisco, California
United States, North America

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­­­Scott Howell

Oral Health & Public Health Education
Phoenix, Arizona
United States, North America

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Brenda Hughes

Community Health Engagement
Walterboro, South Carolina
United States, North America

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Shatyam Issur

Human Rights Advocate
Vacoas-Phoenix
Mauritius, Southern Africa

Kenneth T. Jones

Program Analyst & Data Lead
Washington, D.C.
United States, North America

Shannon Jordan

Public Health Program Analyst
Washington, DC
United States, North America

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Madalitso Juwayeyi

Co-founder and Programs Manager
Blantyre
Malawi, Southern Africa

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Maymunah Yusuf Kadiri

Psychiatrist
Lagos
Nigeria, West Africa

Dom Kelly

Disability Advocate & Nonprofit Founder, President and CEO
Atlanta, Georgia
United States, North America

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Kai Kennedy

Vice Chair of Equity and Full Professor
Oakland, California
United States, North America

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Salima Khowaja

Nursing Lecturer Practitioner
Lahore
Pakistan, South Asia

­­­Paige Knowlson

Occupational Therapist and Non-Profit Executive
Charleston, South Carolina
United States, North America

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­­­Anne Laux

Field Training Compliance Officer
Cleveland, Ohio
United States, North America

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Jan Aura Laurelle Llevado

Division Chief
Taguig City
Philippines, Southeast Asia

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Jordi Luke

Public Servant
Cleveland, Ohio
United States, North America

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­­­Medha Makhlouf

Associate Professor of Law & Medical-Legal Partnership Director
Carlisle, Pennsylvania
United States, North America

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Jasmine Maringmei

Policy Analyst
New Delhi
India, South Asia

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­­­Maureen Milanga

Director International Policy and Advocacy
Nairobi
Kenya, East Africa

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Daniel Mistak

Director of Healthcare Initiatives for Justice-Involved Populations
Akron, Ohio
United States, North America

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Aoife Molloy

Clinical Advisor for Healthcare Inequalities Improvement & Consultant in Infectious Diseases
London
United Kingdom, Europe

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­­­Syed Mustafa H. Nadir

Chief Executive Officer & Communications Strategist
Nairobi
Kenya, East Africa

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­­­Shubha Nagesh

Advocacy Advisor - Global Health
Dehradun
India, South Asia

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Rose Mary Nakame

Non-profit Leader & Nurse
Kampala
Uganda, East Africa

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­­­Mildred Adhiambo Omino

Disability Justice Advocate & Administrator
Nairobi
Kenya, East Africa

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­­­Nkemakolem Osian

Public Health Analyst
Rockville, Maryland
United States, North America

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­­­Brandi Payton

Clinic Administrator
Owasso, Oklahoma
United States, North America

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Jose A. Plascencia

Policy Data & Epidemiological Analyst
New York, New York
United States, North America

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Oscar Ramírez

Industrial Engineering & Tuberculosis Prevention
Lima
Peru, Latin America & Caribbean

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­­­Elena Rivera

Public Health Advocate
Portland, Oregon
United States, North America

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Stephen Sevalie

Commanding Officer | Psychiatrist
Freetown
Sierra Leone, West Africa

Akshita Siddula

Community Organizer
Baltimore, Maryland
United States, North America

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­­­Peter Gan Kim Soon

Public Health Physician
Kuala Lumpur
Malaysia, Southeast Asia

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­­­Megan Srinivas

Infectious Disease Physician & State Politician
Des Moines, Iowa
United States, North America

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­­­Elliot Koranteng Tannor

Senior Lecturer, Consultant Nephrologist & Non-profit Leader
Kumasi
Ghana, West Africa

Claire Thomas

Economic Development & Political Activism
New Orleans, Louisiana
United States, North America

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Carla A. Arena Ventura

Professor
São Paulo
Brazil, Latin America & Caribbean

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Gafidyn Rae Wesonga

Medical Doctor, Team Leader and Executive Director of Trans-feminist Non-profit
Mbale District
Uganda, East Africa

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Yvonne Yiu

Health Systems Specialist
Irvine, California
United States, North America

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