Pediatric Population Health Initiative Team
Pediatric Population Health Initiative Leaders
Mary E. Aitken, MD, MPH, FAAPProfessor and Chair
Dan L Duncan Distinguished University Chair in Pediatrics
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Dan L Duncan Distinguished University Chair in Pediatrics
Sandra L. McKay, MD, FAAPDirector, Pediatric Population Health Initiative
Associate Professor and Director, Community & General Pediatrics Division
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Associate Professor and Director, Community & General Pediatrics Division
Ebony Beaudoin, MDMedical-Legal Partnership Co-chair
Associate Professor, Community & General Pediatrics
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Associate Professor, Community & General Pediatrics
Sheela Gavvala, DO, FAAPSocial Determinants of Health Sub-workgroup Co-chair
Associate Professor, Pediatric Hospital Medicine Division
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Associate Professor, Pediatric Hospital Medicine Division
Ashley Gibson, MD, MSSocial Determinants of Health Workgroup Co-chair
Assistant Professor, Child Safety and Integrated Care Division
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Assistant Professor, Child Safety and Integrated Care Division
Zoabe Hafeez, MDSocial Determinants of Health Sub-workgroup Co-chair
Associate Professor, Pediatric Hospital Medicine Division
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Associate Professor, Pediatric Hospital Medicine Division
Jemima John, PhD, MPHMedical-Legal Partnership Co-chair
Assistant Professor, School of Public Health
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Assistant Professor, School of Public Health
Monica Kodakandla, MDCommunity Resources Workgroup Co-chair
Assistant Professor, Pediatric Hospital Medicine
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Assistant Professor, Pediatric Hospital Medicine
Christopher Kulesza, PhDPhysical Activity Workgroup Co-chair
Scholar in Child Health Policy, Baker Institute, Rice University
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Scholar in Child Health Policy, Baker Institute, Rice University
Yen-Chi L. Le, PhDSocial Determinants of Health Workgroup Co-chair
Executive Director, Innovation & Quality Practice Plan
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Executive Director, Innovation & Quality Practice Plan
Heidi M. Hagen McPherson, MPHCommunity Resources Workgroup Co-chair
Senior Project Manager & Co-Lead Health Equity Collective, Center for Health Equity, UTHealth Houston School of Public Health
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Senior Project Manager & Co-Lead Health Equity Collective, Center for Health Equity, UTHealth Houston School of Public Health
Christine Markham, PhDNutrition Health Workgroup Co-chair
Professor and Chair and Allan King Professorship in Public Health, Health Promotion & Behavioral Sciences
UTHealth Houston School of Public Health
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Professor and Chair and Allan King Professorship in Public Health, Health Promotion & Behavioral Sciences
UTHealth Houston School of Public Health
Prajakta Yeragi, MD, FAAPNutrition Health Workgroup Co-chair
Assistant Professor, Community & General Pediatrics
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Assistant Professor, Community & General Pediatrics
Marisol Nieves, LCSW, CPSTInjury Prevention Workgroup Lead
Injury Prevention Coordinator
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Injury Prevention Coordinator
Andrea Ramirez Varela, MD, PhD, MPHPhysical Activity Workgroup Co-chair
Assistant Professor, Department of Pediatrics, Epidemiology, Human Genetics & Environmental Sciences
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Assistant Professor, Department of Pediatrics, Epidemiology, Human Genetics & Environmental Sciences
Eresha Bluth, MHAViolence Prevention Workgroup Lead
Senior Program Manager, Houston Hospital-Based Violence Intervention Program
Senior Program Manager, Houston Hospital-Based Violence Intervention Program

