Julia Healey, MPH

Experience

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  AmeriCorps

  Sept 2016 - Aug 2017

  Outreach Coordinator, Boston Alliance for Community Health

  Served as Corporation for National & Community Service AmeriCorps Member at Boston’s Community Health Network Area working to address social determinants of health, increase racial equity, and improve health outcomes in Boston communities.

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  Lown Institute

  Oct 2017 - Jul 2020

  Project Assistant

  Lown Institute is public policy think tank advocating for a more equitable national health system that provides high-value care for all Americans regardless of who they are or where they live.

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  Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health

  Oct 2020 - May 2022

  TA for Program Planning, Implementation and Evaluation course in which guide students in applying social science principles to health assessment, data analysis, strategy prioritization, implementation, and evaluation Working on the National Institutes of Health’s Rapid Acceleration of Diagnostics (RADx) Initiative to design tailored communication graphics for Massachusetts community health centers to increase access to and trust in COVID-19 testing and vaccination in underserved populations. Conducted a literature review, created a survey, and authored a published journal paper for a COVID vaccine hesitancy and misinformation study. Conducted qualitative and quantitative collection and analysis to research implementation of smoke-free policies in affordable housing communities

  • Teaching Assistant, Department of Social and Behavioral Sciences

    Jan 2022 - May 2022

  • Communications Assistant, Rapid Acceleration of Diagnostics, Harvard Catalyst

    Mar 2021 - May 2022

  • Research Assistant, Emergency Preparedness, Research, Evaluation & Practice Program

    Feb 2021 - Aug 2021

  • Research Assistant, Center for Global Tobacco Control Research

    Oct 2020 - May 2021
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  Massachusetts Department of Public Health

  Jun 2021 - Aug 2021

  Graduate Student Intern (Summer Practicum)

  Utilized systems thinking tools and facilitated focus groups with staff to develop a 5-year Strategic Plan that identifies racial equity integrated priorities, goals, and investments to achieve MDPH's mission of health equity mission and addresses structural racism.

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  Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

  Jan 2022 - Jan 2022

  Graduate Student Consultant

  Worked with the CDC to draft an evaluation plan for the San Francisco Department of Public Health's maternal health program for high-risk populations, including developing a logic model, conducting stakeholder analysis, and creating a data analysis plan.

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  Massachusetts General Hospital

  Jul 2022 - Sept 2023

  Project Manager, Health Equity and Community Health

  Implemented and managed programs and activities to advance the hospital's strategic plan to further health equity, address social determinants of health, and eliminate structural racism within the health system and the communities it serves

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  CVS Health

  Oct 2023 - now

  Senior Manager, Health Equity

  Advancing the work of the Chief Health Equity Officer and integrating health equity across the enterprise through strategic communications, thought leadership, engagement and partnership efforts.