Carmen Rita Nevarez, MD, MPH
Sr. Vice President Emeritus, External Relations and Preventive Medicine
Public Health Institute
Oakland, CA
- Director, Center for Health Leadership and Practice, Public Health Institute, Oakland, CA
Carmen Nevarez, MD, MPH, is PHI's Senior Vice President for External Relations and Preventive Medicine Advisor and the Director of the Center for Health Leadership and Practice. A long-standing voice for the public's health, Nevarez is responsible for developing relationships with health and public health organizations and interests, advocating for public health, and incubating new project areas at the PHI. She positions the organization for further partnerships and initiatives both domestically and internationally.
Nevarez is also the creator of Dialogue4Health, a web-based conferencing center that uses webinars, a social network, and other resources to encourage collaboration between the prevention community and those communities whose work impacts health.
Dr. Nevarez has also served in numerous appointed and elected leadership positions. She has served as Director of Health and Human Services Department and Health Officer for the City of Berkeley, medical director of La Clinica de la Raza, an Oakland-based Federally Qualified Health Center, and medical director of the San Diego based Beach Area Community Clinic. She also was elected President of the American Public Health Association in 2009, and has served as Chair of the Board of Latino Coalition for a Healthy California, President of California Public Health Association – North, and founding chair of the Center for Public Health Advocacy. Her areas of expertise include teenage pregnancy prevention, health disparities, Latino health, chronic disease prevention, and health reform.
Carmen's Web Forums
Wednesday, 10:30AM – 12:00PM Pacific Time
Strategies in Public Health: Using Law to Advance Health Equity
Presenters: Matthew Penn , Samantha Weber
Tuesday, 11:00AM – 12:00PM Pacific Time
Big Ideas in Overdose Prevention: Reach People Where They’re At
Presenters: Maridee Shogren
Wednesday, 11:00AM – 12:00PM Pacific Time
Big Ideas in Overdose Prevention: Build Partnerships that Work
Presenters: Josh Luftig
Wednesday, 11:00AM – 12:00PM Pacific Time
Big Ideas in Overdose Prevention: Invest in Health Equity & Build Partnerships that Work
Presenters: Mary Maddux-Gonzalez
Wednesday, 11:00AM – 12:30PM Pacific Time
Big Ideas in Overdose Prevention for 2022
Presenters: Mary Maddux-Gonzalez
Wednesday, 10:30AM – 11:30AM Pacific Time
Stories from the Field: Partnerships for Achieving Health Equity
Presenters: Miguel Vazquez , Annemarie Medina , Ella Greene-Moton
Thursday, 10:00AM – 11:00AM Pacific Time
Addressing Racial Equity in Overdose Prevention
Presenters: Kimá Taylor , Hannah Youngdeer , Herminia Ledesma
Thursday, 11:00AM – 12:30PM Pacific Time
Law and Health Equity: A Pathway for Moving Forward
Presenters: Matthew Penn , Amanda Moreland , Mike Ellsworth
Tuesday, 10:30AM – 12:00PM Pacific Time
Equity, Structural Racism, and Public Health Law
Presenters: Matthew Penn , Samantha Weber
Tuesday, 10:30AM – 11:00AM Pacific Time
Meet the Partner: Saving Lives by Understanding the Role of Pediatricians in Treating Adolescent Substance Use
Presenters: Sharon Levy
Wednesday, 10:00AM – 11:00AM Pacific Time
Colliding Crises: Connecting the Dots between Overdose Prevention and Adverse Childhood Experiences
Presenters: Kelly King , Brandon Jones
Tuesday, 10:30AM – 12:00PM Pacific Time
Communicating in Conservative Contexts: Strategies for Raising Health Equity Issues Effectively
Presenters: Julie Sweetland
Thursday, 9:00AM – 10:00AM Pacific Time
Data Saving Lives: How ODMAP can Support Community Efforts to Stop Overdose Deaths
Presenters: Mark Karandang , Reb Close
Wednesday, 11:00AM – 11:30AM Pacific Time
Meet the Partner: Saving Lives with Youth Engagement
Presenters: Graciela Razo
Wednesday, 10:00AM – 11:00AM Pacific Time
Meet the Partner: Understanding the Role of the Justice System
Presenters: Cindy Cipriani
Wednesday, 11:30AM – 1:00PM Pacific Time
Framing Health Equity: Communication Strategies that Work
Presenters: Julie Sweetland
Tuesday, 10:30AM – 11:00AM Pacific Time
Meet the Partner: Saving Lives with Higher Education
Presenters: Allison Smith
Thursday, 10:00AM – 11:00AM Pacific Time
Colliding Crises: Saving Lives by Addressing Historical Trauma
Presenters: Brandon Jones , Brooke Briggance , Charmaine Kinney , Jason Umtuch
Wednesday, 11:00AM – 11:30AM Pacific Time
Meet the Partner: Saving Lives with Pharmacy Leaders
Presenters: James Gasper
Tuesday, 11:30AM – 12:00PM Pacific Time
Meet the Partner in Overdose Prevention: Saving Lives in Partnership with Law Enforcement
Presenters: Judy Gerhardt
Tuesday, 10:00AM – 11:00AM Pacific Time
Colliding Crises: New Approaches to the Justice System.
Presenters: Shakyra Diaz , Kris Nyrop , Mollie Olson , Marce Abare
Wednesday, 12:30PM – 1:00PM Pacific Time
Meet the Partner: Saving Lives with Health Care Leaders
Presenters: Roneet Lev
Wednesday, 10:00AM – 11:00AM Pacific Time
Colliding Crises: Tackling Behavioral Health in a Pandemic
Presenters: Vanessa Jacobsohn , Brooke Briggance
Wednesday, 10:30AM – 11:00AM Pacific Time
Meet the Partner: Saving Lives with Behavioral Health Leaders
Presenters: Westley Clark
Thursday, 10:30AM – 11:00AM Pacific Time
Meet the Partner: Saving Lives with Faith-Based Leaders
Presenters: David Liners
Wednesday, 11:30AM – 1:00PM Pacific Time
Leaders’ Introduction to Legal Epidemiology
Presenters: Tara Holiday , Mike Ellsworth
Thursday, 11:30AM – 1:00PM Pacific Time
Equity Through Public Health Law
Presenters: Matthew Penn , Samantha Weber , Jessica Breslin
Tuesday, 10:30AM – 11:00AM Pacific Time
Meet the Partner: Saving Lives with Harm Reduction
Presenters:
Tuesday, 10:00AM – 11:00AM Pacific Time
Colliding Crises: Meeting Leadership Challenges of COVID-19
Presenters: Jennifer Toth , Rachel Thaxton , Mary White
Thursday, 9:00AM – 11:00AM Pacific Time
Building a Movement: Launch Event for the National Overdose Prevention Network
Presenters: Cindy Cipriani , Paula Hamilton , Roneet Lev , Michael Miller , Kelly Pfeifer
Thursday, 11:00AM – 12:00PM Pacific Time
No Wrong Door for Opioid Safety: How to Communicate for Impact
Presenters: LeShaundra Cordier , Savannah O'Neill , Jenna Haywood , Karyn Madore , Christin D’Ovidio
Tuesday, 2:00PM – 3:00PM Pacific Time
Becoming the Healthiest Nation: Addressing the Multiple Determinants of Asian American and Pacific Islander Health
Presenters: Carmen Rita Nevarez , Lisa Hasegawa , Emi Chutaro
Wednesday, 11:00AM – 12:30PM Pacific Time
¡Pláticas de Salud! Prioritizing Health in the Latino Community
Presenters: Carmen Rita Nevarez , Shayla Spilker , Jeanette Flores
Thursday, 10:00AM – 11:30AM Pacific Time
Are We There Yet—How Will We Know If Health Care Reform Is Working? Using OSPHD Data to Track the Impact of the ACA on Population Health
Presenters: Ron Spingarn , Phil Madvig , Steven Teutsch
Wednesday, 10:00AM – 11:30AM Pacific Time
Are We There Yet—How Will We Know If Health Care Reform Is Working? Community Health Needs Assessment, OSHPD Data, and the Affordable Care Act (ACA)
Presenters: Kevin Barnett , Ron Spingarn , Amy Max , Tomás Aragón
Friday, 10:00AM – 1:00PM Pacific Time
Harnessing Maps and Mapping Tools to Advance Health Equity
Presenters: Anthony (Tony) Iton , Pete Manzo , Michael Rodrian , Michael Jerrett , Jason Reece , Sarah Treuhaft