An intensive introduction to politics and policymaking to improve health.
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Once again, AcademyHealth hosted a successful Health Policy Orientation - this time in person! The Orientation was held in Washington, D.C. at the AcademyHealth office. Participants heard how to best get their message across to policy leaders, learned about the role of the executive, judicial, and legislative branches, and evaluated the current policy landscape both nationally and at the state level
Dr. Aaron E. Carroll is President & CEO of AcademyHealth. A nationally recognized thought leader, science communicator, pediatrician, and health services researcher, he is a passionate advocate for the creation and use of evidence to improve health and health care for all. Read Bio
Julie Rovner is Chief Washington Correspondent at KFF Health News and host of its weekly health policy news podcast, “What the Health?” Read Bio
Joanne Kenen is the Journalist-in-Residence at Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. Read Bio
Sandhya Raman is a health policy reporter for CQ Roll Call in Washington DC. Read Bio
Rodney is an accomplished health care executive with more than two decades on the Hill where he specialized in rural health, the health care safety net and disability policy. Read Bio
Adaeze Enekwechi, Ph.D., M.P.P. is the CEO of Cayaba Care. Read Bio
Chris Jennings is an over three decades-long health policy veteran of the White House, the Congress and the private sector. Read Bio
Jennifer B. Young served as the Assistant Secretary for Legislation at the Department of Health and Human Services, as well as Senior Counselor to Secretary Mike Leavitt before cofounding Tarplin, Downs & Young, LLC in January 2006. Read Bio
Rachel Dungan works at the intersection of sectors and stakeholder groups – supporting the advancement of health policy and systems research (HPSR), and the enhancement of its impact. Read Bio
Valencia Robinson is a resilient breast cancer survivor and passionate advocate. Read Bio
Chris Trenholm is a thought partner, co-creator, and go-to advisor for public, private, and philanthropic organizations across the country and around the world. Read Bio
Leia Belt, Ph.D., is the Health Data Fellow at AcademyHealth, where she works with the advocacy team to advance health services research (HSR). With expertise in sociology and public health, Dr. Belt leads RFI writing, blog posts, and contributes to ongoing research initiatives. Read Bio
Ashley Kirzinger is director of survey methodology and associate director of the Public Opinion and Survey Research Program. Read Bio
Sara Rosenbaum, J.D., is Professor Emerita, Health Law and Policy at the Milken Institute School of Public Health at George Washington University. Prior to her retirement, she was the Harold and Jane Hirsh Professor of Health Law and Policy and Founding Chair of the Department of Health Policy. Read Bio
James C. Capretta has more than three decades of experience in health care and fiscal policy. Read Bio
Josh Caplan is the Director for Government Affairs at AcademyHealth, overseeing advocacy and public policy strategy. Read Bio
Alison is a Mexican-American, PhD-prepared nurse turned health policy staffer with the U.S. Congress in Washington, D.C. Her journey to health policy started with her interest in helping older adults achieve their highest quality of life. Read Bio
Ally Perleoni is Manager of Government Relations at the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC), where she lobbies on behalf of all U.S. medical schools and nearly 400 major teaching hospitals. Read Bio
Tisamarie Sherry, M.D., Ph.D. is a Deputy Assistant Secretary in the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation (ASPE) at the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). Read Bio
Sabrina Corlette, J.D., is a Research Professor at the Center on Health Insurance Reforms (CHIR) at Georgetown University’s Health Policy Institute Read Bio
Amanda Brodt, M.P.P., is a Director with AcademyHealth's Evidence-Informed State Health Policy Institute, where she supports state health policymakers move evidence into practice. Read Bio
Hemi Tewarson, J.D., M.P.H. is the Executive Director of the National Academy for State Health Policy (NASHP). Read Bio
Kirstin Blom is a policy director at the Medicaid and CHIP Payment and Access Commission (MACPAC). Read Bio
Stephanie Cameron, Sc.M is the Assistant Director at the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC), a nonpartisan federal agency that advises the U.S. Congress on Medicare payment, quality, and access issues. Read Bio
Lara Robillard has been a principal analyst at the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) in the Budget Analysis Division since July 2007. Read Bio
Marco Villagrana has conducted policy analysis in the public and private sector for over 20 years. Read Bio
Helen Burstin, MD, MPH, MACP is the Chief Executive Officer of the Council of Medical Specialty Societies (CMSS). Read Bio
Dr. LaQuandra S. Nesbitt is a board-certified family physician with over a decade of experience leading population health initiatives in governmental public health agencies. Dr. Nesbitt currently serves as Senior Associate Dean for Population Health Sciences and Health Equity and Bicentennial Endowed Professor of Medicine and Health Sciences at The George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences and is the inaugural Executive Director of the Center for Population Health Sciences and Health Equity. Read Bio
Corinna Turbes is the Director of the recently launched Center for Data Policy at the Data Foundation. Read Bio