The National Health IT Collaborative for the Underserved (NHIT),
the first and oldest national non-profit focused on equitable
access to health technology for underserved communities and
communities of color, announced its new board of directors today at
the ViVE 2023 conference in Nashville,
TN.
WASHINGTON, March 29,
2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- The National Health IT
Collaborative for the Underserved (NHIT), the first and oldest
national non-profit focused on equitable access to health
technology for underserved communities and communities of color,
announced its new board of directors today at the ViVE 2023
conference in Nashville, TN.
NHIT hosted a Health Equity Series @ ViVE which brought together
global tech leaders, clinicians, elected officials, policymakers,
and key partners to deliver this dynamic track of action-oriented
programming designed exclusively to support and sustain health
equity and economic viability -- based on NHIT's five strategic
pillars: Workforce, Innovation, Policy, Research, and
Community.
NHIT welcomes the following highly respected experts in the
fields of healthcare and technology to its board:
- Fadesola Adetosoye, Expert Associate Partner, McKinsey &
Company
- Elizabeth Phillips Boudreau,
International Head of Healthcare Workforce Development, AWS
- Donna Christensen, MD, Former
Congresswoman, US Virgin Islands
- Adam Glasofer, MD, Global Head
of Healthcare & Public Sector Venture Capital and Startups,
AWS
- Michael Jackson, VP, Industry
Strategy & Solutions, DocuSign
- Mark Johnson, MD Professor &
Chair, Howard University College of
Medicine
- Meera Kanhouwa, MD, MHA, FACEP,
Director, Global Healthcare and Life Sciences, ProServe AWS
- April Mims, Senior Vice
President of Public Policy, Hims & Hers
- Fatima Paruk, MD, MPH, Chief
Medical Officer, SalesForce
- Elizabeth "Liz" Simonhoff Perez, Senior Director, TracFone
"NHIT is proud to include the leadership and commitment of these
outstanding industry professionals to its board. As we celebrate
our 15th anniversary this year, their support will be essential to
further advance our efforts to address the needs of marginalized
communities. We urge our national network of industry leaders and
experts to embrace a collaborative approach driven by community
voices. NHIT will continue to bring underserved communities,
industry, and policymakers together to share ideas, resources, and
human capital to empower and uplift both underserved communities
and the community-driven organizations that represent them," stated
Luis Belen, CEO of NHIT.
He added, "COVID proved at scale that telehealth and precision
medicine are both viable and sorely needed in our communities. Our
focus now is to work quickly and collaboratively to maintain and
expand those programs. We are honored to be the trusted
organization for our allies working at the intersection of health
IT, infrastructure development, workforce development, and health
equity. I am excited about the prospects of our organization and
our life saving work. The future is bright."
In addition, Dr. Chris Gibbons
will step in as Interim Executive Director of NHIT effective
immediately while Mr. Belen takes a more limited role for the next
six months to address health issues.
Gibbons is Founder and CEO of The Greystone Group, Inc and was
involved in the creation of NHIT in 2008. He is intimately familiar
with the organization and its key stakeholders. NHIT's activities
and events will continue uninterrupted during Mr. Belen's
absence.
NHIT will commemorate its 15th anniversary with exciting
initiatives highlighting their work with the Biden-Harris White
House, the United States Congress, and the private and nonprofit
sectors.
"Luis has been a dedicated and stalwart leader who has taken
NHIT to sustainable success over the years," stated Dr.
Chris Gibbons, NHIT Interim
Executive Director.
He continued, "I am committed to continuing Luis' great work
until he returns soon with the same zeal and dedication he has
always demonstrated. Under Luis' leadership, NHIT has established
new partnerships, programs, and recruited new board members and
institutional partners. With the help of its partners, NHIT has
built the premier platform for Social Determinants of Health (SDoH)
data and analytics available today. The Data Fusion Center is a
valuable resource that can enhance the value of any organization's
work to improve the health of underserved populations. NHIT is on
solid ground for success and to help others be successful in the
future."
For any day-to-day business questions, contact Dr. Gibbons
(CGibbons@NHIT.org). For community or stakeholder engagement
questions, contact Javier Cuebas
(JCuebas@NHIT.org). For any media inquiries, contact Danny Vargas (PR@varcom.com).
About NHIT:
NHIT is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization on a mission to provide
equitable access to health technologies and to make sure that these
technologies address the needs of underserved communities and
communities of color. Since its founding in 2008, NHIT has worked
to advance health equity and economic viability on issues such as
broadband access, electronic health records, precision medicine,
consumer health applications and disaster resiliency. NHIT has
collaborated with Amazon Web Services (AWS), and Tyler Technologies
to launch the NHIT Data Fusion Center, to tackle and translate
social determinants of health (SDoH) data into actionable insights.
For more information, visit NHIT.org.
Media Contact
Luis Belen, NHIT, 1 2027142542,
LBelen@NHIT.org
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