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Raising health and building capacity of our immigrant communities.
Academy of Medical & Public Health Services (AMPHS) is a public health capacity building organization.
Founded in 2010, AMPHS empowers our immigrant communities to create their own culturally sensitive health and wellness paradigms through its health and social services, education, and community building programs.
AMPHS operates its public health programs through its operating d/b/a, RaisingHealth Partners (RaisingHealth).
RaisingHealth Partners
Operating public health and wellness programs across communities, RaisingHealth supports and sustains the well-being of immigrant communities through culturally-competent health, education, and community-building programs.
AMPHS Development & Capacity Building
Academy of Medical & Public Health Services, a 501(c)(3) recognized public not-for-profit organization, is the grant-receiving, grant-making, fiscal, employing, and contracting entity for RaisingHealth’s public health operations and programs.
Leadership
Hewett Chiu, MPA, FAHM President & CEO
Sandra George, JD, MBA Chief Compliance Officer
Amparo Peterkin-White, MEd, SPHR, SHRM-CP Chief People Officer
Desiree Brown-Malta, PhD, MPhil, MPA Director of Programs
Grace Aaronson Coordinator of Development
Scott Nolen, PhD, JD Board Chair
Robert Spellman, MHA Board Secretary
Ira Salom, MD, MSc, MS, CPE Board Treasurer
Mon Yuck Yu, MPA Board Director
Pablo Sadler, MD Board Director
Indu Berman, MBA, MPH Board Director
Elizabeth Norman, MPA Board Director
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