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CDU Graduates Named APHA Fellows
Shinece Douglas and Melissa Wenceslao , two Master of Public Health ( MPH ) Class of 2022 graduates , were awarded the 2022-23 American Public Health Association ( APHA ) Kaiser Permanente ( KP ) Community Health Fellowship .
Douglas and Wenceslao were two out of 12 students from around the country chosen to participate in the Fellowship . Douglas will be placed at the Office of the Chief Health Officer , Kaiser Permanente and Kaiser Permanente ’ s Institute for Health Policy Rotation . Wenceslao will perform her fellowship at Kaiser Permanente Northern California .
The Fellowship begins in September 2022 and lasts for a duration of 12 months . As fellows , Douglas and Wenceslao will support and lead projects , programs , and partnerships to address upstream determinants of health / social health across Kaiser Permanente-served communities . Critical determinants prioritized by Kaiser Permanente and their partners include housing and homelessness , food security , economic opportunity , and education , racism and related trauma , environmental health and sustainability , and access to healthcare services .
The fellows will also receive a $ 120,000 stipend each . Other benefits of the Fellowship include an APHA Annual Membership for one year ( with access to APHA ’ s Early-Career Professionals Group ).
The APHA KP Community Health Fellowship is for early career professionals who have a conferred master ( MPH ) or doctorate degree ( DrPH , PhD ) in public health from one of Kaiser Permanente ’ s partner universities . The Fellowship aims to build a group of diverse , underrepresented public health leaders committed to improving the health of vulnerable communities and supporting the goal of achieving health equity for all .
CDU ’ s MPH program in Urban Health Disparities continues the University ’ s tradition of addressing the health and education needs of underserved communities through cultivating highly competent and committed health professionals .