Amanda Maria Navarro

Associate Director

For media inquiries contact Janet Dickerson at 212-502-6494.

For all other inquiries: 510-663-2333

Expertise

• Federal Health Policy
• Health Disparities by Race and Ethnicity
• Social Determinants of Health

Experience

A leading health disparities analyst and former researcher at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Ms. Navarro works with funders and other institutions to improve access to healthy eating and active living. As a key staff member in the PolicyLink Center for Health and Place, Ms. Navarro coordinates the Convergence Partnership funders’ collaborative.

Education

Vassar College, B.A., women’s studies

Boston University, Master of Public Health

University of Texas Health Science Center– Houston, Dr.P.H., health disparities, qualitative research, health policy

Selected Articles, Publications, and Media Appearances

A Community-based Ecological Approach for Reducing Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Diabetes: The Bronx Health REACH Nutrition Evaluation Project, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2008.

Preventing Chronic Disease, Guest Editor and Contributing Author, Special Issue on Community Health and Wellness, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, June 2007.

A State Policy Agenda to Eliminate Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities, The Commonwealth Fund, 2004.