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Dear President-elect Donald Trump: We, the undersigned professionals dedicated to safeguarding and improving public health, write to urge you to tackle the climate crisis as a top priority in your office. As you know, the temperature of the planet is increasing at an alarming rate, with 2016 on track to be the hottest year ever. This is changing our climate and threatening the safety, health, and environment of current and future generations. With health impacts ranging from heat-related illness and deaths to asthma and respiratory illnesses, and more vector borne diseases, climate change is threatening the health of Americans across the country. You have the power to dramatically cut the greenhouse gas pollution fueling this crisis. We ask you to work to shift towards a 100% renewable energy and efficient future, while phasing out the use of fossil fuels. As doctors, nurses, medical researchers, and others employed in the health and public health fields, we understand the clear connection between preventing the worst impacts of climate change and human health. None of us want to leave the next generation with epidemic asthma and respiratory illnesses, more heat strokes, and expanded ranges of dangerous insect and water-borne diseases. But that’s exactly what climate change is causing today, and it will only get worse unless we act now to drastically cut the pollution fueling the problem. The risks climate change poses to public health have been well-documented. Thanks to the initiative of the last administration, we know more about the threat that climate change poses to our health than ever before. According to the 2016 Climate and Health Assessmenta project of more than 100 public health experts and climate scientists—climate change poses a significant health risk to every American. 1 For everyone from the young to the elderly, climate change will exacerbate current health threats and create new challenges. Health damages outlined in the assessment include but are not limited to: 1. Air pollution and airborne allergens will likely increase, worsening allergy and asthma conditions. 2. Extreme heat can be expected to cause an increase in the number of premature deaths, from thousands to tens of thousands, each summer, which will outpace projected decreases in deaths from extreme cold. 3. Warmer winter and spring temperatures are projected to lead to earlier annual onset of Lyme disease cases in the eastern United States and a generally northward expansion of ticks capable of carrying the bacteria that cause Lyme disease. 4. Runoff from more frequent and intense extreme precipitation events, and increased water temperatures, will increasingly compromise recreational waters, shellfish harvesting waters, and sources of drinking water, increasing risks of waterborne illness such as legionella and campylobacter. 5. Climate change, including rising temperatures and changes in weather extremes, is expected to increase the risk of foodborne illnesses. Increased carbon can also decrease the nutritional value of foods, reducing levels of zinc, iron, and protein in wheat, rice, peas, and soybeans 2 . 6. Climate change will have the largest health impact on vulnerable populations including those with low incomes, some communities of color, limited English proficiency and immigrant groups, Indigenous peoples, children, pregnant women, older adults, vulnerable occupational groups, persons with 1 USGCRP, 2016: The Impacts of Climate Change on Human Health in the United States: A Scientific Assessment. Crimmins, A., J. Balbus, J.L. Gamble, C.B. Beard, J.E. Bell, D. Dodgen, R.J. Eisen, N. Fann, M.D. Hawkins, S.C. Herring, L. Jantarasami, D.M. Mills, S. Saha, M.C. Sarofim, J. Trtanj, and L. Ziska, Eds. U.S. Global Change Research Program, Washington, DC, 2 Kintisch, Eli. “High CO2 Makes Crops Less Nutritious.” National Geographic 9 May 2014. http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2014/05/140507-crops-nutrition-climate-change-carbon- dioxide-science/

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Dear President-elect Donald Trump: We, the undersigned professionals dedicated to safeguarding and improving public health, write to urge you to tackle the climate crisis as a top priority in your office. As you know, the temperature of the planet is increasing at an alarming rate, with 2016 on track to be the hottest year ever. This is changing our climate and threatening the safety, health, and environment of current and future generations. With health impacts ranging from heat-related illness and deaths to asthma and respiratory illnesses, and more vector borne diseases, climate change is threatening the health of Americans across the country. You have the power to dramatically cut the greenhouse gas pollution fueling this crisis. We ask you to work to shift towards a 100% renewable energy and efficient future, while phasing out the use of fossil fuels. As doctors, nurses, medical researchers, and others employed in the health and public health fields, we understand the clear connection between preventing the worst impacts of climate change and human health. None of us want to leave the next generation with epidemic asthma and respiratory illnesses, more heat strokes, and expanded ranges of dangerous insect and water-borne diseases. But that’s exactly what climate change is causing today, and it will only get worse unless we act now to drastically cut the pollution fueling the problem. The risks climate change poses to public health have been well-documented. Thanks to the initiative of the last administration, we know more about the threat that climate change poses to our health than ever before. According to the 2016 Climate and Health Assessment—a project of more than 100 public health experts and climate scientists—climate change poses a significant health risk to every American.1 For everyone from the young to the elderly, climate change will exacerbate current health threats and create new challenges. Health damages outlined in the assessment include but are not limited to:

1. Air pollution and airborne allergens will likely increase, worsening allergy and asthma conditions. 2. Extreme heat can be expected to cause an increase in the number of premature deaths, from thousands

to tens of thousands, each summer, which will outpace projected decreases in deaths from extreme cold.

3. Warmer winter and spring temperatures are projected to lead to earlier annual onset of Lyme disease cases in the eastern United States and a generally northward expansion of ticks capable of carrying the bacteria that cause Lyme disease.

4. Runoff from more frequent and intense extreme precipitation events, and increased water temperatures, will increasingly compromise recreational waters, shellfish harvesting waters, and sources of drinking water, increasing risks of waterborne illness such as legionella and campylobacter.

5. Climate change, including rising temperatures and changes in weather extremes, is expected to increase the risk of foodborne illnesses. Increased carbon can also decrease the nutritional value of foods, reducing levels of zinc, iron, and protein in wheat, rice, peas, and soybeans2.

6. Climate change will have the largest health impact on vulnerable populations including those with low incomes, some communities of color, limited English proficiency and immigrant groups, Indigenous peoples, children, pregnant women, older adults, vulnerable occupational groups, persons with

1 USGCRP, 2016: The Impacts of Climate Change on Human Health in the United States: A Scientific Assessment. Crimmins, A., J. Balbus, J.L. Gamble, C.B. Beard, J.E. Bell, D. Dodgen, R.J. Eisen, N. Fann, M.D. Hawkins, S.C. Herring, L. Jantarasami, D.M. Mills, S. Saha, M.C. Sarofim, J. Trtanj, and L. Ziska, Eds. U.S. Global Change Research Program, Washington, DC, 2 Kintisch, Eli. “High CO2 Makes Crops Less Nutritious.” National Geographic 9 May 2014. http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2014/05/140507-crops-nutrition-climate-change-carbon-dioxide-science/

disabilities, and persons with preexisting or chronic medical conditions such as asthma and respiratory disease.

7. Extreme weather and other events related to climate change will impact health by exacerbating underlying medical conditions, increasing exposure to foodborne and waterborne illness risks, and disrupting infrastructure, including power, water, transportation, and communication systems, that are essential to maintaining access to health care and emergency response services and safeguarding human health.3

This isn’t the world we want for our future. That’s why we urge you to tackle the climate crisis by reducing global warming pollution in your presidency. Since fossil fuels such as coal, gas and oil account for the vast majority of U.S. emissions, we urge you to chart a course for a clean and healthy energy future fueled by 100% clean renewable sources and maximizing energy efficiency. Expanding renewable energy and investing in energy efficiency are the best ways to reduce the need for dirty energy sources and secure a safer future for our children. Moreover, action to limit carbon emissions will also help reduce levels of health-threatening soot and smog, making our air healthier to breathe. Because we must prioritize health, these clean renewable approaches should be selected over natural gas and nuclear power. Natural gas is not clean, from a public health or a climate perspective. Gas production and use, especially horizontal hydraulic fracturing, is associated with local and regional air pollution4, adverse birth outcomes5, and contamination of drinking water.6 It also contributes to climate change, and methane leaks could currently be large enough to eliminate any climate advantage over coal.7 Meanwhile, nuclear power creates radioactive wastes whose dangers persist for thousands of years.8 In order to limit the health and environmental impacts of climate change, we encourage you to take the following actions during your first years in office: 1. Support the Clean Power Plan to limit carbon pollution from power plants, which account for 37 percent of U.S. carbon pollution. We call on you to encourage states to craft plans to reach and exceed their carbon reduction goals through the healthiest approach available: clean, renewable energy sources, such as wind and solar power, along with energy efficiency. 2. Maximize investments in clean energy and transportation infrastructure such as solar and wind energy; making new and existing buildings as energy efficient as possible; prioritizing funding for public transit, livable communities and bike and pedestrian projects over highways.

3. Phase out drilling and mining for fossil fuels on our public lands and waters, starting with ending coal leasing, initiating a moratorium and programmatic review for onshore oil and gas leasing, and keeping our Atlantic, Arctic and Pacific coasts off-limits to new oil drilling. 4. Hold the oil and gas industry to the same standards as other industries by closing the Halliburton Loophole and loopholes in the Clean Air Act, Clean Water Act, and the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act that risk our clean air and water.

3 USGCRP, 2016: The Impacts of Climate Change on Human Health in the United States: A Scientific Assessment. Crimmins, A., J. Balbus, J.L. Gamble, C.B. Beard, J.E. Bell, D. Dodgen, R.J. Eisen, N. Fann, M.D. Hawkins, S.C. Herring, L. Jantarasami, D.M. Mills, S. Saha, M.C. Sarofim, J. Trtanj, and L. Ziska, Eds. U.S. Global Change Research Program, Washington, DC, 312 pp. http://dx.doi.org/10.7930/J0R49NQX 4 Ahmadi, M., 2014 An evaluation of the spatio-temporal characteristics of meteorologically-adjusted ozone trends in North Texas University of North Texas non-published. Presented to Air Quality Technical Meeting NCTOG Arlington Texas, April 2014 http://s3.documentcloud.org/documents/1114940/unt-nctcog-presentation- 041714.pdf 5 McKenzie, LM, 2014 “Birth Outcomes and Maternal Residential Proximity to Natural Gas Development in Rural Colorado” 2014. Environmental Health Perspectives 122:412-417. doi: 10.1289/ehp.1306722. http://ehp.niehs.nih.gov/1306722/ 6 Vengosh, A.A Critical Review of the Risks to Water Resources from Unconventional Shale Gas Development and Hydraulic Fracturing in the United States A Environ.Sci. Technol. Sci.Technol.,2014,48(15):8334–8348 DOI:10.1021/es405118y http://152.3.12.176/jackson/est2014b.pdf 7 Karion et al, 2013. Methane emissions estimate from airborne measurements over a western United States natural gas field. Geophysical Research Letters, VOL. 40, 1–5, doi:10.1002/grl.50811, 2013. ftp://140.172.200.31/user/schnell/Karion_grl50811_FINAL.pdf 8 Kerth et al, 2012. Too Close to Home: Nuclear Power and the Threat to Drinking Water. Environment America Research & Policy Center http://environmentamericacenter.org/sites/environment/files/reports/Nukes%20and%20H20%20vUS.pdf

5. Ensure the U.S. maximizes reductions in automobile pollution and fuel consumption by setting the strongest possible fuel economy and greenhouse gas standards for automobiles while encouraging policies and incentives for zero emissions vehicles to fully transition our transportation sector to zero-carbon pollution. We are doing our part to safeguard the health of our communities. You can do the same by moving our country to a clean energy future as quickly as possible and phasing out the use of dirty fossil fuels. We want to do all we can to protect current and future generations from climate change damages. We want to leave behind a legacy we’re proud of, and we know you do too. Sincerely, Alabama Dieudonne Bidashimwa Health Professional Birmingham, Alabama Jessie Schwiesow Health Professional Opelika, Alabama Haichang Xin Health Professional Birmingham, Alabama Alaska Victoria Demmert Health Professional Yakutat, Alaska Diana Samuelson Registered Nurse Juneau, Alaska Arizona Kathy Arviso RN Fort Defiance, Arizona Mae-Gilene Begay Health Professional Window Rock, Arizona Kevin Meighan Health Professional Ft Defiance, Arizona Kimberley Munoz Health Professional Tuscon, Arizona

Tanya Nemec Health Professional Tucson, Arizona Amanda Rodgers Health Professional Tucson, Arizona Hal Strich Health Professional Tuscon, Arizona Susan Williams Health Professional Kingsman, Arizona Arkansas John Hertz Health Professional Tontitown, Arkansas Chimfumnanya Smith Health Professional Little Rock, Arkansas Jerome Turner Health Professional Arkansas California Setie Agfam Medical Student Berkeley, California Rebecca Ahdoot Health Professional Los Angeles, California

Radeeb Akhtar Health Professional San Diego, California Kelly Bruno Health Professional Los Angeles, California Zachary Byrne Health Professional Denver, California Cherise Charleswell MPH Northridge, California Angelica Chavez Chronic Disease Prevention Coordinator Gonzales, California Lucy Chen Health Professional Arcadia, California Flojuane Cofer Women's Health Director Sacramento, California Ronginae Davis Nursing Student Los Angeles, California Avni Desai Health Professional San Francisco, California Valerie Fisher Health Professional Fresno, California

Gabriela Flores MSW, MPH Baldwin Park, California George Flores Senior Program Manager Bodega Bay, California Lauren Foster Health Professional Loma Linda, California Jessica Frankeberger Health Professional California Elizabeth Friedman Preventative Medicine Resident San Diego, California Chandra Ganesh Assistant Professor, Department of Nursing and Health Sciences Fremont, California James Gibson Health Professional Los Angeles, California Priyanka Guragain Medical Student Boulder, California Ted Hanf Health Professional Los Angeles, California Javon Harvey Health Professional Los Angeles, California Raya Hsiung Health Professional California Maya Kageyama Capacity Building Assistant Oakland, California Maria Kander Health Professional San Diego, California

Candice Kim Senior Campaign Associate Los Angeles, California Galatea King Health Professional Oakland, California Kimberly Kisler Health Professional Los Angeles, California Kathy Koblick Health Professional San Rafael, California Katie Lau Health Professional San Francisco, California Katie Lewis Health Professional Santa Barbara, California Natalie Lo Health Professional Los Altos, California Kara Luthi Health Professional Los Angeles, California Vanessa Macias Health Professional Hacienda Heights, California Sanjana Marpadga Health Professional San Francisco, California Chethane Maryimath Health Professional Cupertino, California Kate McBride Health Professional Los Angeles, California Toye Moses Health Professional San Francisco, California

Liseli Mulala Health Professional San Francisco, California Tina Nour Health Professional Irvine, California Bernardo Ochoa Health Behavior specialist Perris, California Jasmine Ochoa Health Professional Perris, California Daisy Perez Health Professional Anaheim, California Krystal Perkins Health Professional Los Angeles, California Helene Riess PhD Student, School of Public Health Los Angeles, California Sally Saleh Health Professional Los Angeles, California Phil Sario Health Professional Oakland, California Elizabeth Sayre Program Director California Nilay Shah Health Professional Palo Alto, California Sara Shoaib Health Professional Alhambra, California Katy Sileo Medical Student San Diego, California

Permjeet Singh Health Professional Irvine, California Erika Smith Health Professional California David Strong Associate Professor, Family Medicine and Public Health San Diego, California Friar Tomy Priest California Winston Tseng Health Professional Berkeley, California Stephen Updyke Health Professional Los Angeles, California Priyanka Vachhani Health Professional Los Angeles, California Victoria Vantwist Health Professional Garden Grove, California Patricia Wakimoto Health Professional Corte Madera, California Christopher Weatherly Medical Student Vallejo, California Stephanie Weldon Health Professional West Covina, California Statue Wilmore Health Professional Pasadena, California Rita Wright Health Professional Los Angeles, California

Harriet Health Professional San Francisco, California Colorado Mallory Adams Clinical Research Coordinator Colorado Lawrence Adler Health Professional Denver, Colorado Sydney Agnew Public Health Infection Control Colorado Marialexia Alfano Health Professional Fort Collins, Colorado Sedona Allen Health Professional Denver, Colorado Benjamin Apple Pediatrician, Genetics Fellow Aurora, Colorado Alyssa Beck Health Professional Fort Collins, Colorado Amanda Bennett Medical Student Colorado Janna Brancato BSN-RN Colorado Ariel Briggs Health Professional Lakewood, Colorado Carol Brown Health Professional Denver, Colorado Georgia Buscoglia PhD Candidate Colorado

Lauren Butler Medical Student Lakewood, Colorado Steve Cho Professional Research Assistant Colorado Nathan Clendenen Senior Anthesthesiology Instructor Colorado Mary Cross Research Coordinator Aurora, Colorado Mary Doran Public Health Nurse Colorado Kathryn Eastley Doctor of Emergency Medicine Aurora, Colorado Jennifer Evans Medical Student Aurora, Colorado Parker Evans Biomedical Engineer Colorado Kateri Evans Health Professional Denver, Colorado Rachel Eye Health Professional Lakewood, Colorado Karlie Fedder Graduate Student Colorado James Feinstein Pediatrician, Assistant Professor of Pediatrics Aurora, Colorado Sylvia Fibich Certified Nurse Midwife Boulder, Colorado

Kirsten Floyd Professional Research Assistant Colorado Kate Follett Health Professional Lakewood, Colorado Arjun Fontaine PhD Candidate Colorado Ian Francis MBA, MPH Denver, Colorado Ruby Gaucin Health Professional Denver, Colorado Louise Giuliano Health Professional Aurora, Colorado Yael Gottlieb Physicans Assistant Student Aurora, Colorado Stefan Hagan Professional Research Associate Colorado Aubrie Hartnell Health Professional Fort Collins, Colorado Krislyn Haskins Health Professional Delta, Colorado Ivy Hontz Program Coordinator, Women's Wellness Connection Aurora, Colorado Katharina Hopp PhD Colorado Rachael Hornbostel Program Assistant, Internal Medicine Aurora, Colorado

Alex Hughes Graduate Student Colorado Maura Jen Behavioral Health Therapist Aurora, Colorado Megan Josey Graduate Student Colorado Meghan King Health Professional Eagle, Colorado Holly Kingsbury Oral Health Program Manager Colorado Nicole Koochi Professional Research Assistant Colorado Lyndsay Krisher Health Professional Denver, Colorado Kari Kuka Health Professional Denver, Colorado Natasha Kureshi Medical Student Aurora, Colorado Daniela Lembo MPH Colorado Springs, Colorado Nora Mary Health Professional Fort Collins, Colorado Ray Merenstein Health Professional Denver, Colorado Akos Mersich MD, PhD Colorado

Mark-Anthony Minervini Medical Student Centennial, Colorado James Morrison PhD Colorado Monica Murray Medical Student Denver, Colorado Elizabeth Musolf Reilly Health Professional Edwards, Colorado Mijul Netto Health Professional Denver, Colorado Lee Newman Health Professional Denver, Colorado Danielle Ostendorf Health Professional Denver, Colorado Kristen Polinski Health Professional Denver, Colorado Solly Poprish Health Professional Denver, Colorado McKenna Pullen Health Professional Denver, Colorado Alicia Purkey Graduate Student Colorado Karen Ream Director Cardiology Platinum Aurora, Colorado Kaylee Rivera Professional Research Assistant Aurora, Colorado

Sarah Rodgers Health Professional Denver, Colorado Allyson Roof Research Assistant Colorado Ashley Sanchez Health Professional Delta, Colorado Cheryl Sanelli Health Professional Denver, Colorado Philip Schaefer Patient Access Representative Colorado Linnea Schmidt Research Assistant Colorado Suzy Snow Health Professional Denver, Colorado Deepika Sridhar Clinical Research Coordinator Aurora, Colorado Ginger Stringer Epidemiologist Colorado Griffin Sutherland Registered Nurse Aurora, Colorado Montelle Tamez Health Professional Denver, Colorado Swanand Tilekar Health Professional Denver, Colorado Bryan Trujillo Health Professional Denver, Colorado

Brian Turner Director Denver, Colorado Chantel Urban MPH Denver, Colorado Molly Van Rheen Senior Clinical Trials Manager Colorado Mike VanWyngarden Professional Research Assistant Aurora, Colorado Bethany Veo Research Associate Colorado Gladys Villa Mental Health Therapist Aurora, Colorado Timothy Vo Health Professional Aurora, Colorado Zachary Walker Professional Research Assistant Aurora, Colorado Missa Webb Health Professional Delta, Colorado Cory Weimer Professional Research Asistant Colorado Suzanne White Health Professional Denver, Colorado Anne-Marie Wilson Physical Therapist Aurora, Colorado Beth Wyatt Adult and Community Oral Health Coordinator Denver, Colorado

Danee Young MD Aurora, Colorado Connecticut Amy Aisenberg Nursing Student Middletown, Connecticut Tsampika Apostolidis Registered Nurse Cromwell, Connecticut Amy Belden LCSW Middletown, Connecticut Aida Bermudez GI Technician Hartford, Connecticut Ashika Brinkley Executive Director Wethersfield, Connecticut Jane Carey Nurse Middletown, Connecticut Michael Carta Telecom Middletown, Connecticut James Connelly Cardiac Sonographer Hartford, Connecticut Maria Cusano-Sanzo Registered Nurse Newington, Connecticut John Dauella MD Hartford, Connecticut Crystal Douglas EchoLab Hartford, Connecticut Sarah Duplin LCSW Middletown, Connecticut

Robert Edwards Registered Nurse Hartford, Connecticut Thomas Farquhar Radiologist Hartford, Connecticut Brenda Fenton Health Professional West Haven, Connecticut Nereide Fernandez Patient Registrator Hartford, Connecticut Tom Gecewicz Health Professional Bridgeport, Connecticut Iris Guzman Medical Assistant Hartford, Connecticut Kristen Hallsey Registered Nurse Hartford, Connecticut Elizabeth Hernberg Registered Nurse Ashford, Connecticut Mary Ellen Hobson Registered Nurse Farmington, Connecticut Katrina Hodgkins Patient Care Assistant Hartford, Connecticut Anthony Iton Senior Vice President for Healthy Communities Stamford, Connecticut A Jay Kermal Chief Dom Hartford, Connecticut Monika Kucharctyk Patient Care Assistant Hartford, Connecticut

Olivia LaFonten Nursing Student Middletown, Connecticut Angela Leininger Registered Nurse Hartford, Connecticut Tatyana Lyapustina MD Connecticut Kristen McGrath Registered Nurse Hartford, Connecticut Katherine Murillo Admin New London, Connecticut Samantha Nolan NREMT Fairfield, Connecticut Jose Perez Registered Nurse Wallingford, Connecticut Rachel Randolph MD Hartford, Connecticut Jose Rodriguez Pathology Resident Hartford, Connecticut Carmen Santos Registered Nurse Hartford, Connecticut Natalia Selwa Patient Care Assistant Hartford, Connecticut Donna Shaw Registered Nurse Hartford, Connecticut Guroer Singh Therapist Hartford, Connecticut

Alexis Surovov Development Hartford, Connecticut Nick Tossier Health Professional Hartford, Connecticut Nicole Wagner Registered Nurse Hartford, Connecticut Mary Jane Williams Registered Nurse Meriden, Connecticut Delaware Carla Aponte Health Professional Wilmington, Delaware Alison Wessel Health Professional New Castle, Delaware District of Colombia Katherine Ahn Pharmacy District of Columbia Najlaa Almohmadi Health Professional District of Columbia Eddie Anton Medical Student District of Columbia Suzanne Arnott Medical Student District of Columbia Juliette Augustin Medical Student District of Columbia Attel Aurelia Global Health District of Columbia

Meisha Baker Medical Student District of Columbia Milva Ballester Health Professional District of Columbia Grace Barlet Health Professional Washington, District of Columbia Kirsten Baze Health Professional District of Columbia Nicole Bennett Health Professional District of Columbia Nicole Burda Health Professional District of Columbia DeMario Butts Medical Student District of Columbia Joveem Caintic Occupational Therapy District of Columbia Ivana Castellanos Program Associate, Center for Public Health Policy District of Columbia Aaron Chentham Medical Student District of Columbia John Clarke Medical Student District of Columbia Isaiah Coleman Medical Student District of Columbia Florina Corpodean Medical Student District of Columbia

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Mariel Jais Biosafety District of Columbia M Jalloh MPH District of Columbia Andrew Jeong Medical Student District of Columbia Phil Kaine Medical Student District of Columbia Ibrahim Khaleel Medical Student District of Columbia Travis Kimble Dental Student District of Columbia Timothy King Medical Student District of Columbia Sana Latham Health Professional District of Columbia Meredith Lilly Medical Student District of Columbia James Lockhart Medical Student District of Columbia Sherie Lon Santos Health Professional Washington, District of Columbia Charles Macri OBGYN District of Columbia Stephanie Macy Medical Student District of Columbia

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Tomilade Olopoenia Medical Student District of Columbia Judy Oranika Medical Student District of Columbia Andrieka Ori Health Professional District of Columbia Ayana Padmore Radiology District of Columbia Dalong Pang Health Professional District of Columbia Eugene Park Medical Student District of Columbia Jessica Perry Medical Student District of Columbia Jessica Pinchinat Pharmacy Student District of Columbia Keviette Potts Health Professional District of Columbia Yadesh Prashad Dentist District of Columbia Sanjhai Ramdeen Health Professional District of Columbia Courtney Reynolds Health Professional District of Columbia Kiara Richardson Medical Student District of Columbia

Crystal Roach Medical Student District of Columbia Camille Robinson Community Health District of Columbia Ariel Rodriguez Medical Student District of Columbia Corinna Ruf Registered Dietitian District of Columbia Emily Rugel MPH District of Columbia Cheryl Rust Health Professional District of Columbia Ziad Safr Medical Student District of Columbia Mary Schmiedel Research Compliance District of Columbia Mary Shahady Health Professional District of Columbia Arielle Simoncelli Health Professional Washington, District of Columbia Damion Simpson Medical Student District of Columbia Conner Smith Medical Student District of Columbia Kathia Smith Medical Student District of Columbia

Lauren Smith RN District of Columbia Niambi Smith Nurse District of Columbia Scott Spangler Medical Student District of Columbia Elise Stanislav Health Professional District of Columbia Melanie Swang Medical Student District of Columbia Daniel Szvarca Medical Student District of Columbia Patricia Talbot Professor District of Columbia Alexandra Thomas Medical Student District of Columbia Gabrielle Tone PhD Student District of Columbia Ashley Trieu Medical Student District of Columbia Priyanka Triprianni Physiology District of Columbia Melissa Varga Science Network and Outreach Assoc. and Community Manager Washington, District of Columbia

Andrea Vaught Public Health District of Columbia Adrian Vazquez Medical Student District of Columbia Ana Vuk Pharmacy District of Columbia Caroline Wambach Medical Student District of Columbia Julia Warch Medical Student District of Columbia April Warren Health Professional District of Columbia Cyrus Washington Medical Student District of Columbia Carlee Watley Medical Student District of Columbia Deborah Williams Radiology District of Columbia Samantha Williams Nurse District of Columbia Lontricia Wilson Medical Student District of Columbia Remi Wilson Medical Student District of Columbia Jeremy Wolfson Internal Medicine District of Columbia

Joseph Wright Dentist District of Columbia Yuchen Xie Health Professional District of Columbia Katerina Yale Internal Medicine District of Columbia Weeda Zazay Emergency District of Columbia Eileen Physiology District of Columbia Florida Elizabeth Baker Assistant Professor, College of Nursing Tampa, Florida Lori Bilello Health Professional Jacksonville, Florida Diego Deleon Health Professional Miami, Florida Bethania Delucian Asst. Director Critical care Fort Lauderdale, Florida Diane Downing Public Health Nurse Ponta Vedra, Florida Yi Du Health Professional Miami, Florida Christy Ewing Master of Public Health Program Director Gainesville, Florida

Mary Fowler Health Professional Tallahassee, Florida Akisia German Graduate Assistant Florida Linsey Grove Health Professional St Petersburg, Florida Brittney Harris Health Professional Florida Mark Hart Health Professional Gainesville, Florida Aaron Hill Health Professional Pensacola, Florida Daudet Ilunga Health Professional Pensacola, Florida Telisha Martin Health Professional Gainesville, Florida Sadie McConner Health Professional Daytona Beach, Florida Tessa McKay Medical student Florida Karyn Meshbane Medical Student Miami, Florida Kristi Messer Health Professional Ft Lauderdale, Florida Sadaf Milani Health Professional Gainesville, Florida

Jacques Niamieu Medical Student Florida Vicki Osborne Health Professional Gainesville, Florida Jessica Reynolds Health Professional Tampa, Florida Heather Rose Health Professional Miami, Florida Kristal Taylor Health Professional Boynton Beach, Florida Cindy Telfort MPH Student Tallahassee, Florida Tobechakwu Udeigbo Health Professional Florida Georgia Elaine Archie-Booker Health Professional Lithonia, Georgia Linda Baffo Health Professional Georgia Carmen Bartley Health Professional Atlanta, Georgia Victoria Churchill Program Manager Georgia Carla Cooper Executive Director Rex, Georgia Don Ekwueme Health Professional Atlanta, Georgia

Lashaun Hoffman Health Professional Atlanta, Georgia Lydie Marc Health Professional Decatur, Georgia Kelly Mattick Health Professional Atlanta, Georgia Hayleigh McCall Health Professional Atlanta, Georgia Kelsey McDavid Health Professional Atlanta, Georgia Dimi Montalvo Health Professional Georgia Aaron Muirhead Health Professional Georgia Maylott Mulugeta Health Professional Atlanta, Georgia Aasli Nur Health Professional Atlanta, Georgia Devon Okasako-Schmucker ORISE Fellow Atlanta, Georgia Monica Ponder Health Professional Atlanta, Georgia Julie Reagan Assistant Professor, Department of Health Policy and Management Georgia State Logo, Georgia Jimmie Smith Health Professional Macon, Georgia

Nat Truszczynski Health Professional Athens, Georgia Sinead Younge Health Professional Atlanta, Georgia Hawaii Hali Robinett Health Professional Honolulu, Hawaii Illinois Chris Ahmed Epidemiology MPH Candidate Belvidere, Illinois Patrick Bieniek Health Professional Champaign, Illinois Susan Cheng Health Professional Naperville, Illinois Derek Craig Clinical Research Assistant Chicago, Illinois Gina Curry MPH Chicago, Illinois Shameka Davis Health Professional Collinsville, Illinois Lauren Ebeling Health Professional Chicago, Illinois Bella Etivesa Health Professional Chicago, Illinois Marianne Florido Health Professional Champaign, Illinois

Priyanka Ghosh Roy Health Professional Dekalb, Illinois Niodita Gupta Health Professional Chicago, Illinois Lynn Herrmann Health Professional Dekalb, Illinois Kelly Jones Health Professional Forest Park, Illinois Kathleen Kilbane Health Professional Chicago, Illinois Patricia Lasley Health Professional Chicago, Illinois Gloria Linnertz Founder/President Waterloo, Illinois Emily Loehmer Health Professional Urbana, Illinois Cristina Martinez-Singh Health Professional Springfield, Illinois Imilya Mirza MPH Student Chicago, Illinois Nancy OConnell Health Professional Chicago, Illinois Peter Orris Professor and Chief of Occupational and Environmental Medicine Chicago, Illinois Raushawn Render Student Illinois

Julia Resnick Health Professional Chicago, Illinois Issac Tan Health Professional Peoria, Illinois Valerie Webb Health Professional Chicago, Illinois Indiana Erin Devereaux Consultant Indiana Joan Duwve Health Professional Indianapolis, Indiana Jerald King Executive Director Indiana Emily Sickbert Health Professional Indianapolis, Indiana Iowa Kathy Schneider Epidemiologist Iowa Lyubov Slashcheva Health Professional Iowa City, Iowa Kacia Veldhuizen Medical Student Sioux Center, Iowa Kansas Sonya Armbruster Health Professional Witchita, Kansas Melissa Armstrong Health Professional Wichita, Kansas

Keley Berryhill Health Professional Lawrence, Kansas Johana Bravo Health Professional Lawrence, Kansas Suzanne Hawley Health Professional Kechi, Kansas Patricia Kelly PhD, RN, Associate Dean Kansas Megha Ramaswamy Professor Kansas Mariana Ramirez Health Professional Kansas City, Kansas Bellinda Schoof Division Director for Health of the Public and Science Kansas Crisandra Wilkie Health Professional Kansas City, Kansas Kentucky Amand Bayhit Health Professional Hopkinville, Kentucky K.B. Kulasekera Health Professional Louisville, Kentucky Barbara Polivka Health Professional Louisville, Kentucky Corrine Williams Director of Graduate Studies for MPH Program, Associate Professor Lexington, Kentucky

Louisiana Jack Carrel Health Professional New Orleans, Louisiana Ariana Chrisman Health Professional New Orleans, Louisiana Antur Ndep Health Professional New Orleans, Louisiana Maryland Abbas Abid Research Specialist Baltimore, Maryland Monica Adedeji Medical Student Hyattsville, Maryland Bukky Akins Health Professional Glen Dale, Maryland Marie Amiel Molecular Technologist Towson, Maryland Jata Anderson ED Accokeek, Maryland John Argoti Health Professional Maryland Negin Atri Health Professional Bethesda, Maryland Shimelis Azeda Pharmacy Student Silver Spring, Maryland Carrie Balazs Speech Pathology Silver Spring, Maryland

Sharon Ballou Health Professional Wheaton, Maryland David Bart Health Professional Baltimore, Maryland Kirsten Blomberg Health Professional Baltimore, Maryland Maya Brown Physical Therapy Hyattsville, Maryland Liz Bullock Health Professional Silver Spring, Maryland Evelyn Cherow Health Professional Bethesda, Maryland Moon Choi Post-Anesthesia Care Unit Rockville, Maryland Therese Cole Speech Language Pathologist Baltimore, Maryland Cody Collazo Health Professional Baltimore, Maryland Cathy Cornish Radiology Tech Odenton, Maryland Katie Dadisman Medical Student Hyattsville, Maryland Natrell Darden Sr. Academic Program Coordinator Baltimore, Maryland Sabriya Dennis Health Professional Baltimore, Maryland

Rachel DiCamillo Health Professional Calverton, Maryland Margaret Dietrich Health Professional Towson, Maryland Alanna Diggs Pharmacy Silver Spring, Maryland Sam Ebeling CNMT Baltimore, Maryland Karen Edmonds P.E.T. Technologist Baltimore, Maryland Nishat Fatima Medical Student Lanham, Maryland Laura Fuentes Health Professional Columbia, Maryland Nicole Gerstein Clinical Social Worker Baltimore, Maryland Tiara Gillis Environmental Services Baltimore, Maryland Jordyn Glover Physical Therapist Hyattsville, Maryland Swati Jain Goez Pediatrics Clarkesville, Maryland Leah Goldberg Health Professional Potomac, Maryland Juan Pablo Gomez Social Worker Baltimore, Maryland

Ambrosia Green Medical Office Coordinator Baltimore, Maryland Jonie Gregory Pharmacy Student Hyattsville, Maryland Ashley Gresh Registered Nurse Baltimore, Maryland Helen Griffin Health Professional Greenbelt, Maryland Nicholas Guthote Medical Student Silver Spring, Maryland Sardar Hassan Ibaz Research Assistant Baltimore, Maryland Tamica Henderson Health Professional Largo, Maryland Carol-Ann Hendricks Public Health Graduate Student Affairs Coordinator Baltimore, Maryland Ashley Hogan Health Professional Rockville, Maryland Dilbi Hussein Pharmacy Hyattsville, Maryland Deja Johnson Pharmacy Hyattsville, Maryland Jessica Jones Health Professional Gaithersburg, Maryland Whitney Jones Medical Student Hyattsville, Maryland

Carl Keith Billing Specialist Baltimore, Maryland Soktha Koeuth Program Coordinator Maryland Pam KPoo Health Professional Rockville, Maryland Ivan Lau Pharmacy Rockville, Maryland Elizabeth Lawrence Health Professional Baltimore, Maryland Hannah Lecesne Health Professional Baltimore, Maryland Kevin Leung Health Professional Baltimore, Maryland August Li Health Professional Baltimore, Maryland George Littleton Gastro-Intestine Silver Spring, Maryland Liwei Liu Health Professional Baltimore, Maryland Christina Macheras Health Professional Baltimore, Maryland Lacie Manthripragada Physician Assistant Baltimore, Maryland Jeana Masters Health Professional Baltimore, Maryland

Eric Mathews Health Professional Maryland Tara McAlexander Health Professional Baltimore, Maryland Ashley McCray Radiology District Heights, Maryland Katie McElroy Health Professional Baltimore, Maryland Tina McIlwrath Health Professional Essex, Maryland Raechel McKinley Anatomy and Neuroscience Grad Student Silver Spring, Maryland Jose Medina Health Professional North Bethesda, Maryland Infan Memon Pharmacy Student Burtonsville, Maryland Morgan Merritt Pharmacy Student Baltimore, Maryland Brianna Miles Medical Student Hyattsville, Maryland Amy Mistretta Health Professional Bethesda, Maryland Lucas Mota Medical Student Silver Spring, Maryland Isatu Munu Dental Student Hyattsville, Maryland

Caitlin Murphy Health Professional Pasadena, Maryland Suma Nair Health Professional Rockville, Maryland Kindra Nasef Medical Student Hyattsville, Maryland Fatou Ndiaye Health Professional Baltimore, Maryland Akua Osei Health Professional Hyattsville, Maryland Jeremiah Pasin Pathology Doctor Laurel, Maryland Nathan Patel Medical Student College Park, Maryland Kimberly Peoples Medical Student Hyattsville, Maryland Nicholas Perelo Health Professional Bowie, Maryland Noel Phillips Registered Nurse Baltimore, Maryland Ashley Pitts EVS Hyattsville, Maryland Raeshawn Ray MA Forestville, Maryland Tiana Remano Health Professional Baltimore, Maryland

Austin Ritter Health Professional Baltimore, Maryland Elyse Rudemiller Health Professional Baltimore, Maryland Karin Russ MS, RN Maryland Robert Scheele PT Intern Baltimore, Maryland Erika Seigrist Oncology Glen Burnie, Maryland Deana Smalls Pharmacy Hyattsville, Maryland Meghan Smith Health Professional Baltimore, Maryland April Smothers Occupational Therapy Student Elkridge, Maryland Byron Sogie-Thomas Health Professional Silver Spring, Maryland Eduardo Somoza Medical Student Silver Spring, Maryland Monica Stevens PM&R Baltimore, Maryland Vanessa Tibbitts Health Professional Fargo, Maryland Dan Vice Health Professional Baltimore, Maryland

Crystal Wade Health Professional Fort Washington, Maryland Robert Walker Medical Student Bethesda, Maryland John Weiss Health Professional Baltimore, Maryland Jay Werne Health Professional Baltimore, Maryland Eppie Williamson Health Professional Baltimore, Maryland Jian-young Wu Neuroscience Gaithersburg, Maryland De Xue Pharmacy Student Takoma Park, Maryland Soriayah Zaghab Medical Student Baltimore, Maryland Merissa Zemar Radiology Potomac, Maryland Massachusetts Alicia Andelle Health Professional Massachusetts Marjeta Anpjelina Health Professional Massachusetts Andres Ardisson Medical Student Boston, Massachusetts Ann Backees Outreach Director Massachusetts

Melissa Bartick Health Professional Cambridge, Massachusetts Carneshh Bay Health Professional Massachusetts Suzane Bazna Health Professional Massachusetts Stephanie Belcher Health Professional Massachusetts Echoe Bouta Health Professional Massachusetts Steve Bowman Director of MHA Program Brookline, Massachusetts Kate Brizzi Health Professional Massachusetts Michael Cefole Health Professional Massachusetts Vivian Chan Health Professional Somerville, Massachusetts Bei Chang Health Professional Boston, Massachusetts Lee Cranberg Neurology Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts Elizabeth Donoghue Health Professional Massachusetts Samuel Dorilas Health Professional Massachusetts

Zach Dyer Health Professional Worchester, Massachusetts Elena Faugno MPH Student Boston, Massachusetts Nils Fischer Health Professional Cambridge, Massachusetts Marie Foley Health Professional Massachusetts Abigail Frias Medical Student Worcester, Massachusetts Deborah Garnick Health Professional Waltham, Massachusetts Judith Giller-leinwohl Health Professional Boston, Massachusetts Angelique Guriee Health Professional Massachusetts Eric Hazen Health Professional Massachusetts Manjinder Kandola Health Professional Massachusetts Shirnett Khorran-Gajaraj Health Professional Hingham, Massachusetts Evan Kuras Health Professional Northampton, Massachusetts Lisa LeRoy Principal Associate Cambridge, Massachusetts

Nina Low Gastro/Renal Boston, Massachusetts Lisa Masciulli Health Professional Massachusetts Jaaynne Metay Health Professional Massachusetts Jocelyn Murray Health Professional Deerfield, Massachusetts Jane Nguyen Health Professional Massachusetts John Penniston Health Professional Cambridge, Massachusetts Nikita Raman Health Professional Massachusetts Sharon Reif Health Professional Walthany, Massachusetts Medine Rhuma Health Professional Massachusetts Lee Sackovitz psychiatric administration coordinator Massachusetts Anthony Schlaff Director Public Health Program Brookline, Massachusetts Edilane Silva Health Professional Hudson, Massachusetts Molly Simmons Health Professional Belmont, Massachusetts

Christina Simon Health Professional Massachusetts Ilse Sousa Health Professional Massachusetts Barbara Stanly Health Professional Springville, Massachusetts Anya Stroud Health Professional Massachusetts Lindsay Tallon Health Professional Boston, Massachusetts Mahader Tamene Health Professional Boston, Massachusetts Marcia Tanvi Health Professional Massachusetts Melinda Vargus Health Professional Massachusetts Lindsey Wardrop Health Professional Massachusetts Amelia Williams Health Professional Boston, Massachusetts Caitlin Yeaton Health Professional Massachusetts Michigan Alexa Anderson Registered Dietician Ann Arbor, Michigan Tsovinar Areetyunyan MD Ann Arbor, Michigan

Emily Bradley Medical Assistant Lead Ann Arbor, Michigan Karen Brown Health Professional Lansing, Michigan Brenda Cameron Health Professional Flint, Michigan Rob Cannizzo Health Professional Grand Rapids, Michigan Katrina Daoud Health Professional Ann Arbor, Michigan Brent Doil Research Specialist Ann Arbor, Michigan Heidi Flori Health Professional Ann Arbor, Michigan Kendall Frimodig Medical Student Grand Rapids, Michigan Tamar Goldenberg Health Professional Ann Arbor, Michigan Neha Gupta Health Professional Madison Heights, Michigan Halimah Hassan Research Associate Social/Behavioral Sciences Intermediate Ann Arbor, Michigan Andrea Hill Wellness Educator Ann Arbor, Michigan Kelly Kempter Health Professional Ann Arbor, Michigan

Joel Kleiner Health Professional Flint, Michigan Michael Krajcik Psych Care Worker Ann Arbor, Michigan Mike McKee Health Professional Ann Arbor, Michigan Rebecca McKie Health Professional Lansing, Michigan Julie Murray Nursing Supervisor Ann Arbor, Michigan Jill Myer Health Professional Grand Rapids, Michigan Jessica Roche Health Professional Ann Arbor, Michigan Dawn Rudnik Lab Manager Ann Arbor, Michigan Michelle Sahli Health Professional Flint, Michigan Lucia Soaner Assistant Professor Ann Arbor, Michigan Rob Stephenson Health Professional Ann Arbor, Michigan Ashley Tuomi Health Professional Detroit, Michigan Kaneesh W Health Professional Flint, Michigan

Methem Yum Health Professional Ann Arbor, Michigan Minnesota Ann Bajari Health Professional Annanpale, Minnesota Haley Cureton Health Professional St Paul, Minnesota Kavan Desai Health Professional Canton, Minnesota Matt Hanson Health Professional Cass Lake, Minnesota Trisha Karr Health Professional Winona, Minnesota Tess Konen Senior Epidemiologist Minneapolis, Minnesota Michael Mahero Health Professional St. Paul, Minnesota Emily Onello Family Medicine Duluth, Minnesota Deb Paone Health Professional Minneapolis, Minnesota Janice Springer Health Professional Roley, Minnesota Mississippi Azad Bhviyan Associate Professor, Department of Epidemiology & Biostatistics Jackson, Mississippi

Missouri Boca Alabeubame Doctor St. Louis, Missouri Chris Andrews Biomedical Engineer Clayton, Missouri Jacques Aolbi ob Gyn St. Louis, Missouri Kate Arnes Nurse St. Louis, Missouri Peggy Bailot Health Education Missouri Cory Bernadt Pathology St. Louis, Missouri Matt Blaker Audiology Missouri Lisa Braun Health Professional St. Louis, Missouri Nathaniel Brown Health Professional St. Louis, Missouri Steve Bunning Health Professional St. Louis, Missouri Jodie Chang Radiology St. Louis, Missouri Nancy Dayringer OB/GYN St. Louis, Missouri Taylor Dibble Health Professional St. Louis, Missouri

Danielle Dingman Community Health Coordinator Branson, Missouri Jessica Droste Health Professional Kansas City, Missouri Jiang Du Health Professional Columbia, Missouri Jessica Fan Neurology St. Louis, Missouri Raymound Fothwung Internal Medicene St. Louis, Missouri Michelle Hastings psychologist St. Louis, Missouri Hsun-Ta Hsu Assistant Professor, School of Social Work Columbia, Missouri Carl Hucker Neurology Missouri Beth Hughes Health Professional St. Louis, Missouri Olivia Ismail Research Assistant Missouri Brian Jones Health Professional St. Louis, Missouri Jacqulen Jones Doctor specializing in Pediatric Research Diabetes St. Louis, Missouri Krystal Kan OB/GYN St. Louis, Missouri

Jan Konral AD St. Louis, Missouri Roland Krone Health Professional St. Louis, Missouri John Kryne Health and Environmental Safety St. Louis, Missouri Roger Lewis Professor St. Louis, Missouri Dominique Lucas Community Health Worker Kansas City, Missouri Austin McCoullough Health Professional St. Louis, Missouri Toni Melton Radiation Onecology St. Louis, Missouri Robert Mirabile Doctor of Food and Nutrition St. Louis, Missouri Mathew Mosley Developmental Biology St. Louis, Missouri Matt Myenzre Pharmacist St. Louis, Missouri An Nguyen Pharmacist St. Louis, Missouri Margaret O'Conor nurse St. Louis, Missouri Marie Oliver Health Professional Missouri

Otho Plummer Health Professional Columbia, Missouri William Powderly Director, Institute for Public Health St. Louis, Missouri Haidi Pratler Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation St. Louis, Missouri Mckallie Quirck Health Professional St. Louis, Missouri Sara Riice Health Law St. Louis, Missouri Jim Rogers IT St. Louis, Missouri Tom Schetiler Nurse Missouri Jeanette Schillizi Neuro Surgeon St. Louis, Missouri Michael Shih Health Professional St. Louis, Missouri Adam Shpigel Cradiology St. Louis, Missouri David Silva Biotechnology St. Louis, Missouri Rene St. Vrain Public Health Nurse St. Louis, Missouri Erin Stampp Training Coordinator St. Louis, Missouri

Brain Sullivan Education St. Louis, Missouri Carol Sullivan Health Professional St. Louis, Missouri Dinesh Thotala Radiation Oncology St. Louis, Missouri Liz Toolan Gentics St. Louis, Missouri John Tueubly Health Professional St. Louis, Missouri Cindy Voss Finance St. Louis, Missouri Micheal Watts Medical Dosimetrist St. Louis, Missouri Montana Annie Mombourquette Health Professional Browning, Montana Lisa Todd Health Professional Montana Nebraska Susan Bockrath Health Professional Lincoln, Nebraska Bibiana Carvajal Epidemiologist Omaha, Nebraska Marcela Carvajal Health Professional Omaha, Nebraska

Aastha Chandak Health Professional Omaha, Nebraska David Corbin Emeritus Professor, Health Education and Public Health Omaha, Nebraska Jessica Ern Health Professional Omaha, Nebraska Ashvita Garg MPH Student Omaha, Nebraska Kushal Karan MD Omaha, Nebraska Shreya Roy Medical Student Omaha, Nebraska Nevada Tim Buygun Health Professional Las Vegas, Nevada Esmeralda Clark Family Nurse Practicioner Las Vegas, Nevada Howard Gordon Health Professional Las Vegas, Nevada Amanda Morgan Health Professional Las Vegas, Nevada Lynn Short Health Professional Reno, Nevada New Hampshire Kaitlyn Atwood Health Professional Manchester, New Hampshire

Chantal Campo Health Professional Manchester, New Hampshire Hunter Churchill MLS Manchester, New Hampshire Nathan Croke Health Professional Manchester, New Hampshire Seth Cronin Health Professional New Hampshire Hector Docto Health Professional New Hampshire Ivana Doherty Health Professional Portsmouth, New Hampshire Kyle Dopfel Health Professional Merrimack, New Hampshire Diane Dow Health Professional Manchester, New Hampshire Linda Egan Health Professional Manchester, New Hampshire Stephanie Fournier Health Professional Manchester, New Hampshire Erin Hart LNA New Hampshire Michelle Hill Health Professional Manchester, New Hampshire Lauren Howe Health Professional Nashua, New Hampshire

Justin Paul Labrie MLS Manchester, New Hampshire Stephanie Lewis Health Professional Concord, New Hampshire Kristen MacKay Pharmacist New Hampshire Irene Martineau Health Professional Manchester, New Hampshire Brian McVeigh Health Professional Manchester, New Hampshire Jillian Mitchell Nurse Merrimack, New Hampshire Lisa Page RN Deerfield, New Hampshire Cusana Protsyuk Health Professional Hooksett, New Hampshire Kelsey Rigoud Health Professional Hooksett, New Hampshire Max Ron Health Professional Manchester, New Hampshire Crystal Sanders RN New Hampshire Christin Sandhammer Health Professional Manchester, New Hampshire Mike Sherman Health Professional New Hampshire

Katherine Stuatos Health Professional Derry, New Hampshire Denise Vega Health Professional Manchester, New Hampshire Bianca Viera LNA Manchester, New Hampshire Jackie Wawiski Health Professional New Hampshire Laura Zehr Health Professional Hollis, New Hampshire New Jersey Jessica Carle Nurse Anesthetist Holmdel, New Jersey Alicia Dillard Medical Student Manalapan, New Jersey Tara Flood Health Professional Sewell, New Jersey Hannah Helmy Health Professional Montclair, New Jersey Laura Kahn Health Professional Princeton, New Jersey Thomas McKeon Health Professional Pennington, New Jersey Juliane Newell Nursing Student Willingboro, New Jersey Sylvia Twersky Health Professional Oaklyn, New Jersey

Melissa Health Professional New Providence, New Jersey New Mexico Mark Siemon Assistant Professor, School of Nursing Albequerque, New Mexico New York Devaughn Alyhen Health Professional New York, New York Arielle Burlett Neighborhood WIC Manager of Community Services New York, New York Mary Carney Health Professional Syracuse, New York Rebecca Cater Health Professional New York, New York John Cheer Health Professional New York, New York Catherine Chow Health Professional Brooklyn, New York Elaine Congress Health Professional New York, New York Ruth Deniz Health Professional New York, New York Shaquana Divers Health Professional Rochester, New York Bryan Dobbs Health Professional New York, New York

Alyce Foster Health Professional New York, New York Anca Giurgiulescu Health Professional New York, New York Emily Greene MPH New York, New York Paul Hage Health Professional Buffalo, New York Marcy Hager Public Health Brooklyn, New York Eugene Henderson Medical Student New York, New York Sarah Hochman Health Professional New York, New York David Johnson Medical Student Monroe, New York Michael Joseph Health Professional Brooklyn, New York Joseph Korevec Health Professional New York, New York Ashley Lewis Health Professional Albany, New York Natalia Linos Health Professional New York, New York Kristen Lynch Health Professional Albany, New York

Malcolm Martin Health Professional New York, New York Darcey Merritt PhD, MSW New York Emily Morgan Post-Doctoral Associate Ithaca, New York Jikramup Munirers Health Professional New York, New York Sundar Natarajan Health Professional New York, New York Jeff Natt Health Professional New York, New York David Ores Health Professional New York, New York Betty Perez-Rivera President/CEO IECCD New York Jairo Pimentel Health Professional New York, New York Nathalia Raprani Nursing Student Brooklyn, New York Judy Rightmeyer Health Professional Burnt Hills, New York Tiffany Rivera VP, IECCD New York Christine Rosario Health Professional New York, New York

Michael Rothschild Health Professional New York, New York Beth Shulman Health Professional Hastings-on-Hudson, New York Sarah Smith Health Professional Old Westbury, New York Nicole Suzale Health Professional New York, New York Carol-Ann Swain Health Professional Albany, New York Molly Tran Health Professional New York, New York Yukiko Umemoto Health Professional White Plains, New York Manisha Vijayanjhovan Health Professional New York Judith Weissman Medical Student New York, New York Ann Wright Health Professional New York North Carolina Shaun Arbaugh-Morales Health Professional Asheboro, North Carolina D. Azarelo Health Professional Raleigh, North Carolina Anne Beckwitha Health Professional Durham, North Carolina

Shanna Bierman Health Professional Durham, North Carolina Kristin Black Health Professional Chapel Hill, North Carolina Lauren Bolger Health Professional Durham, North Carolina Natasha Carney-Drew Health Professional Clayton, North Carolina Deirdre Clinton Health Professional North Carolina Carolyn Crump Health Professional Carrboro, North Carolina Jessica Dyar Health Professional Cary, North Carolina Vanetta Hargrove Health Professional North Carolina Ellen Hegarty Health Professional North Carolina Angela Heilman Health Professional Durham, North Carolina Kimberly Jackson Health Professional North Carolina La-Shell Johnson Project Manager Creedmoor, North Carolina Laura Linnan Associate Dean for Academic and Student Affairs, Gillings School of Global Public Health Chapel Hill, North Carolina

Ruth Little Health Professional Greenwatt, North Carolina Jacklyn Meadows Health Professional Clayton, North Carolina Julie Montpellier RN/Diabetes Coordinator North Carolina Geraldine Moore Health Professional Wantagh, North Carolina Sue Murphy Health Professional Raleigh, North Carolina Rasheed Nawaz Medical Student Greensboro, North Carolina Mary Owen Health Professional Chapel Hill, North Carolina Lindsay Pyle Speech Pathologist Raleigh, North Carolina Hannah Sasser Health Professional Wake Forest, North Carolina Tavares Satterwhite Pharmacy Technician Chapel Hill, North Carolina Misty Scheel Health Professional Stella, North Carolina Rachel Seymoor Health Professional Charlotte, North Carolina Patricia Skeritte Health Professional Pine Level, North Carolina

Caroline Sloan Health Professional Durham, North Carolina Luigi Troiani Health Professional Chapel Hill, North Carolina Audrey Turley Health Professional Durham, North Carolina Derrick Vines Health Professional North Carolina Meghan Wally Health Professional Davidson, North Carolina Edwina Woods Health Professional North Carolina North Dakota Ryan Eagle Health Professional Fargo, North Dakota Ohio Sarah Anderson Health Professional Columbus, Ohio Alan Armstrong We Run This City Youth Marathon Program Director Cleveland, Ohio Liliana Baiman Health Professional Ohio Phillip Binkley Health Professional Ohio Hemant Chaparala Health Professional Ohio

Cassandra Cuchie Health Professional Columbus, Ohio Allard Dembe Health Professional Ohio Jill Dietz Health Professional Ohio Jeff Dubin Health Professional Ohio Amy Ferketich Health Professional Ohio Kelley Freeman Health Professional Ohio Laura Greco Health Professional Ohio Don Hayes Health Professional Ohio Dawn-Alita Hernandez Health Professional Toledo, Ohio Richard Hicks Sustainability Liaison Ohio Tiffany Huber Health Writer Ohio Scott Hurlbert Health Professional Ohio Irina Jaeger Health Professional Ohio

John Kaufman Health Professional Cincinnati, Ohio Chris Kettunen Director of Nursing Jefferson, Ohio Benjamin Kopp Health Professional Columbus, Ohio Stanley Lemeshow Health Professional Ohio David K. Magnuson, MD Chairman, Pediatric Surgery Cleveland, Ohio Helen Markley Health Professional Ohio Anne May Health Professional Ohio Iris Meltzer Health Professional Kent, Ohio Suparna Navale Health Professional Cleveland, Ohio Bhaktasharan Patel Health Professional Ohio Dana Perkins Health Professional Ohio Jordan Rosen Health Professional Ohio Carol Schuck Health Professional Ohio

Deborah Silverstein State Director Akron, Ohio Don Spaner Health Professional Ohio Patricia Terstenyak MPH Shaker Heights, Ohio Daniel Valentino Health Professional Ohio J. Michael Vento Health Professional Cleveland, Ohio Lorry Wagner President Ohio Andrew Wapner Health Professional Columbus, Ohio Devon Young Health Professional Ohio Oklahoma Lisa Prescott Health Professional Sapulpa, Oklahoma Oregon Kathleen Adams Health Professional Portland, Oregon Jessica Gallo Health Professional Portland, Oregon Michael Heumann Health Professional Portland, Oregon

Robina Ingram-Rich Health Professional Lake Oswego, Oregon Tom Kerns Health Professional Yakama, Oregon Blake Lesselroth MD Portland, Oregon Kerri Lopez Health Professional Portland, Oregon Niki Rarig Health Professional Portland, Oregon Michaela Reed Medical Student Portland, Oregon Pennsylvania Joanne Cohen Health Professional Philadephia, Pennsylvania Reni Elewonibi Health Professional State College, Pennsylvania Rosemary Frasso Health Professional Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Moriah Hall Health Professional Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Shyla Harris Health Professional Allentown, Pennsylvania Jeteisha Lee Health Professional Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Neha Limaye Medical Student Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Chris Morssink Health Professional Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Vince Netto Health Professional Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Graceann Palmanella Health Professional Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Joshua Rosenberger Health Professional State College, Pennsylvania Rob Simmons Health Professional Landenberg, Pennsylvania Vanessa Smith-Doughty Health Professional Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Nneka Soribe Pharmacy Student Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Janet Specter Health Professional Broomall, Pennsylvania Brendan Steele Medical Student Dallastown, Pennsylvania Annemarie Szambelak Graduate Enrollment Management Coordinator Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Walter Tsou Internal Medicine Philadephia, Pennsylvania Javontae Williams Health Professional Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Rhode Island Barbara Dailey Manager of Academic Programs and Student Affairs, School of Public Health Foster, Rhode Island Steven Padgett Health Professional Providence, Rhode Island South Carolina Dana Alhasan MPH Columbia, South Carolina Ellynne Bannon Orthopedic Trauma Registered Nurse Greenville, South Carolina Zienna Blackwell Health Professional Columbia, South Carolina Christina Bodison Medical Student Goose Creek, South Carolina Dan Bornstein Health Professional Charleston, South Carolina Lauren Latten Pharmacy Charleston, South Carolina Christina Smith Director of Graduate Student Services, Arnold School of Public Health Columbia, South Carolina Kellee White Health Professional Columbia, South Carolina

South Dakota Patricia Da Rosa Health Professional Brookings, South Dakota Tyler Hemmingson Health Professional Rapid City, South Dakota Tennessee Muyuira Alegbole Health Professional Johnson City, Tennessee Prachi Chavan Medical Student Memphis, Tennessee Morgan Faulk Health Professional Knoxville, Tennessee Angela Grimmett Health Professional Clarksville, Tennessee Andrew Owusu Associate Professor Murfreesboro, Tennessee Jessica Ruff Health Professional Nashville, Tennessee Texas Christine Abbyad Nurse Austin, Texas Alejandra Aguilar Medical Student Austin, Texas Alita Andrews MPH Student Fort Worth, Texas Sulaimen Bakre Health Professional Fort Worth, Texas

Yuri Barrera Health Professional Austin, Texas Heather Barton-West Health Professional San Antonio, Texas Nizaw Bluilain Health Professional Houston, Texas Erin Carlson Associate Clinical Professor Fort Worth, Texas William Courtney Health Professional New Braunfels, Texas Leeshia Crayton Health Professional Fort Worth, Texas Catherine D. Cooksley Retired Public Health Epidemiologist Galveston, Texas Clement Edet Health Professional Austin, Texas Cristina Espinosa Da Silva MPH Student Houston, Texas Lalitha Gazula Health Professional Addison, Texas Daphne Hernandez Associate Professor, Department of Health and Human Performance Houston, Texas Arielle Hernandez Health Professional Houston, Texas

Kristopher Holiday Health Professional Houston, Texas Naiomi Jamal Health Professional Galveston, Texas Wei-Chen Lee Health Professional Galveston, Texas Blanca Macareno Research Assistant, Center for Community Health Development National Community Health Worker Training Center College Station, Texas Marisol McDaniel Health Professional Austin, Texas Cathy Miller Health Professional Corpus Christi, Texas Rahma Mkuu Medical Student College Station, Texas Harrison Ndetan MS, MPH, PhD Dallas, Texas Sabina Nduaguba Medical Student Austin, Texas Grace Negedu Health Professional Fort Worth, Texas Oluwatimilehim Okunowo Health Professional Fort Worth, Texas Bruce Parsons Health Professional El Paso, Texas

Elizabeth Perez Director of Communications, Education, and Engagement Houston, Texas Paige Pritchett Health Professional Fort Worth, Texas Fanny Rivera Health Professional Austin, Texas Rebecca Robles Health Professional El Paso, Texas AJ Rosario Health Professional Houston, Texas Paula Saldana Health Professional Brownsville, Texas Deep Shah Project Coordinator-Pediatrics Fort Worth, Texas Sarah Siddiqui Health Professional Galveston, Texas Ingrid Simons Public Health Student El Paso, Texas Julie St. John Health Professional Abilene, Texas Meagan Steward Dental Student Dallas, Texas Marjam Tabrizi Professor Texas Narmeen Tariq Medical Student Houston, Texas

Tanjila Taskin Health Professional Fort Worth, Texas Xiaohui Wang Health Professional McAllen, Texas Addison Wood Orthopedics Fort Worth, Texas Shenghui Wu Health Professional Laredo, Texas Utah Makenzie Hawkins Health Professional Salt Lake City, Utah Sheila Mota Medical Student Salt Lake City, Utah Lenora Olson Health Professional Salt Lake City, Utah Rebecca Pipkin Medical Student Orem, Utah Sara Simonsen Health Professional Midway, Utah Terri Sory Health Professional Layton, Utah Tatiana Webb Health Professional Salt Lake City, Utah Vermont Stefani Hartsfield Health Professional Burlington, Vermont

Jeanne Hutchinson Executive Director/Public Health Org Vermont Shannon Mitchell Health Professional Burlington, Vermont Sarah Momett Physician Chester, Vermont Carolyn Payne Medical Student Burlington, Vermont Yazen Qumsiyeh Medical Student South Burlington, Vermont Julia Shatten Health Professional Burlington, Vermont Marie Stefano Medical Student Burlington, Vermont Kelsey Sullivan Medical Student Burlington, Vermont Virginia Muge Akpinar Health Professional Norfolk, Virginia Amam Alahmadi Internal Medicine Arlington, Virginia Kristin Annis Anesthesia Arlington, Virginia Tina Arevalo RN Henrico, Virginia

Oswald Attin Associate Professor Lynchburg, Virginia Rachel Banner Health Professional Ashburn, Virginia Zarnaaz Bashir Health Professional Ashburn, Virginia Ashleigh Benson Occupational Therapy Graduate Student Triangle, Virginia Natalie Beyer Spine Arlington, Virginia Trevan Biddulph Quality Arlington, Virginia C. Todd Bonchers Registered Nurse Virginia Dave Brohawn Pathology Specialist Senior Richmond, Virginia Tracy Brown RN Richmond, Virginia Lauren Cavazos Labor and Delivery Arlington, Virginia Rajbir Chagger Medical Student Richmond, Virginia Susan Coleman Health Professional Reston, Virginia Kevin DeCamp MRI Tech Virginia

Katlyn Dooley RN Virginia Mancia Dudly RN Richmond, Virginia Kathryn Esworthy RN/SRNA Richmond, Virginia Shawn Ferner Transplant Coordinator Virginia Pilar Garcia Interpurter Richmond, Virginia Jessica Gerard RN Richmond, Virginia Emily Glasson Physical Therapist Virginia Mazen Gouda Medical Student Richmond, Virginia Tonya Hargrow Phlebotomist Richmond, Virginia Janasia Harris RN Richmond, Virginia Steven Haughton RN Richmond, Virginia Erin Hercules Medical Student Hampton, Virginia Elizabeth Houser Nursing Student Virginia

Resa Jones Health Professional Richmond, Virginia David Kim RN Richmond, Virginia Patricia Leach RN Richmond, Virginia Nashon Levi RN Virginia Mina Lin Medical Student Falls Church, Virginia Sarah Lynch Health Professional Alexandria, Virginia Burton Masem Medical Student Arlington, Virginia Madelyn McCain CP Virginia Thomas McConnel Dental Richmond, Virginia Haishikeeh Mehta Assistant Professor Richmond, Virginia Hannah Menefee Health Professional Blacksburg, Virginia Kestrel Miller Health Professional Blacksburg, Virginia Danielle Miller Dental Student Alexandria, Virginia

Angie Molina Medical Student Richmond, Virginia Angie Molinda Health Professional Richmond, Virginia Maha Mor ENT Fairfax, Virginia Paul Moss Medical Student Chesapeake, Virginia Diego Mradem MD Richmond, Virginia Allison Mui Medical Student Richmond, Virginia Rebecca Mullins Medical Student Richmond, Virginia Das Narla Professor of Radiology Virginia Sophia Ouehene Medical Student- MCV Richmond, Virginia Melissa Owusu Occupational Therapy Fairfax, Virginia Abigail Oyelayo Medical Intern Researcher Virginia Michael Polchert Medical Student Falls Church, Virginia Neelam Prabhu Oncology Trials Sterling, Virginia

Emily Purdum Registered Nurse Richmond, Virginia Rosa Regalado Retired US Army Chester, Virginia Kelsey Rivers Medical Student Fairfax, Virginia Carl Rudebusch Medical Student Richmond, Virginia Bako Sanogo Biostatistics Virginia Adya Sapra Microbiologist and Genetics Richmond, Virginia Alex Sargent Neuroscience Student Vienna, Virginia Nadia Sefton RN, SRNA Richmond, Virginia Justin Selt Desktop Service Perioperative Richmond, Virginia Keyor Shah RN Richmond, Virginia Danielle Shelton Data Analyst Richmond, Virginia Samantha Shepherd Registered Nurse Virginia Meredith Sobekick RN Virginia

Sarah Spangler RN Sandston, Virginia Abby Sterger RN Richmond, Virginia Elizabeth Stuart Medical Student Virginia Ron Sutton Medical Student Richmond, Virginia Keondra Taylor EVS Richmond, Virginia Yasmine Terry Medical Assistant Richmond, Virginia Esther Thatcher Nurse Afton, Virginia Chris Thomas RN Richmond, Virginia John Watson IT Support Tech Richmond, Virginia Parker Webster Clinical Research Coordinator Richmond, Virginia Jennifer Welham Senior Vice President Fairfax, Virginia John Wesh Medical Student Virginia Brooke White Radio-Tech Virginia

Vince Winkler Prius Family Medicine Arlington, Virginia Alexandra Wolff CLS Student Virginia Mary Wyche PEA/ HHA Henrico, Virginia Ron Yahil Health Professional Fairfax, Virginia Maria Zacharias Health Professional Avandel, Virginia Washington Miae Aramori Health Professional Tacoma, Washington Mark Campion Orthopedic Technician Seattle, Washington Emma Fitzsimmons Research Coordinator Seattle, Washington Antonio Gomez Health Professional Vancouver, Washington James Hamlett Sonographer Shoreline, Washington Stephanie Horner Patient Care Coordinator Seattle, Washington Michele Kennicott Registered Nurse Vashon, Washington Liza Leybag Medical Assistant Seattle, Washington

Barry Luke Paramedic Seattle, Washington Cristina Martinez Health Professional Seattle, Washington Jessica McDonald Surgical Tech Seattle, Washington Gabe Moaalii Health Professional Tacoma, Washington Sanithia Parker Health Professional Seattle, Washington Chetan Seshadri Infectious Disease Specialist - MD Seattle, Washington Erica Soelling Health Professional Seattle, Washington Jasmine Zhang Health Professional Bellevue, Washington West Virginia Barbara Freeman Public Health Nursing West Virginia Wisconsin Elizabeth Abbi Medical Student Madison, Wisconsin Kjirsten Anderson Health Professional La Crosse, Wisconsin Lori Anderson Clinical Professor Wisconsin

Amanda Brouwer Assistant Professor of Psychology La Crosse, Wisconsin R. Daniel Duquette Health Professional La Crosse, Wisconsin Eileen Kintner Researcher Wisconsin Melanie Tatge Health Professional Crandon, Wisconsin