Partners

• Advisory Boards
• Funded Partners
• Additional Collaborations

Advisory Boards

The Disparities Office activities to address health disparities in healthcare access, birth outcomes and obesity are governed by Boards consisting of experts in these fields and representatives of minority populations. Board meetings are open to the public. Members of the public who wish to be included on the agenda must make a request at least four business days in advance of a Board meeting. To make such a request or to request copies of Board minutes or other documents, contact disparities@utah.gov.

Birth Outcomes in Minorities Advisory Board
Joyce Ah You, Queen Center
Julie Drake, March of Dimes
Eric Christensen, UDOH Neonatal Follow-up
Deborah Ellis, UDOH Reproductive Health Program
Siosaia Hakofa, Central Utah Clinic
Janet Landon, Planned Parenthood of Utah
Robyn Lipkowitz, UDOH Office of Home Visiting
Paola Velez, UDOH Women, Infants and Children Program
Betty Sawyer, Project Success
Cathy Endicott, Children's Service Society
Yehemy Zavala-Orozco, Comunidades Unidas

Healthcare Access for Minorities Advisory Board
Erica Dahl, Intermountain Healthcare
Scott Sherratt (interim), Molina Healthcare
Rich Foster, UDOH Emergency Preparedness
Sarah Klingenstein, People’s Health Clinic
Kurt Micka, Utah Partners for Health
Dexter Pearce, Community Health Centers
Guadalupe Tovar, Hunstman Cancer Institute
Darrin Sluga, Salt Lake Valley Health Department
Michael Styles, Utah Department of Human Services, Division of Aging Services
Ming Wang, Utah Department of Human Services, Substance Abuse Program
Nan Worel, People’s Health Clinic
Jennifer Wrathall, UDOH Survey Center
Elizabeth Craig, Select Health
Michelle Martin UDOH, Oral Health Program

Obesity in Minorities Advisory Board
Victor Arredondo, American Health Association/American Stroke Association
Heather Aiono, University of Utah, Community Engagement Core
Rebecca Fronberg, UDOH Physical Activity, Nutrition and Obesity Program
Joaquin Fenollar, University of Utah, Department of Health Promotion and Education
Valerie Flattes, University of Utah, Hartford Center of Geriatric Nursing Excellence
Doriena Lee, Calvary Baptist Church
Angelica Nash, Centro Hispano
Heidi Smith, Healthinsight
Fahina Tavake-Pasi, National Tongan American Society

Funded Partners

The following community partners have grants from the Office of Health Disparities Reduction to address health disparities in Utah minority populations from June 2011 to August 2013.

Agency	Target Population	Health Area	Geographic Area
Project Success Coalition	African Americans/Blacks	Birth Outcomes/Infant Mortality	Weber & Davis Counties
National Tongan American Society	Pacific Islanders/Hawaiian Natives	Health Access & Obesity	Salt Lake County
The Queen Center	Pacific Islanders/Hawaiian Natives	Birth Outcomes/Infant Mortality	Salt Lake County
The People’s Health Clinic	Hispanics/Latinos	Health Access	Summit & Wasatch Counties

Additional Collaborations

In addition to Advisory Board and funded partnerships, the Office of Health Disparities Reduction (Center for Multicultural Health) collaborates with a variety of organizations statewide, including:

• Other Utah Department of Health programs
• Local Health Departments
• Networks Addressing Obesity, Healthcare Access, Maternal and Infant Health, and Multicultural Health Issues
• Community-Based Organizations
• Healthcare Providers
• Universities

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