Project Scope
Through continuous community engagement and facilitation from Black-women led experts in strategic development, the Black Women and Femmes Health Initiative aims to develop a Black Women's Health Agenda for Allegheny County by conducting an investigation in order to:
- Assess if and how systems (health and social) may or may not address the health and well-being of Black women and femmes in Allegheny County and surrounding areas
- Develop a strategic plan and health agenda focused on centering the health and well-being of Black women and femmes in Allegheny County that includes actions related to research, practice, and policy.
Organizational Flow
Non-profit, for profit, and governmental organizations that impact health for Black women and femmes
Funding Flow
Sources of revenue and funding for entities that impact health for Black women and femmes
Policy Flow
Rules, statutes, regulations, and institutional guidelines that impact health for Black women and femmes
Team Members
(contact and other information coming soon!)
- Dara Mendez
- Tiffany L. Gary-Webb
- Esa M. Davis
- Abi Fapohunda
- Tomar Pierson-Brown
- Jada Shirriel
- Alysia Tucker
- Dannai Wilson
- La'Tasha Mayes
- Sueño Viveros
- Cheryl Hall-Russell
- Ashley V. Hill
- Jewel Scott
- India Renae Hunter
- Stephanie Christian
- Marquita Smalls
- David Maynard
- Grace Tetteh