https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/youth-engagement-achieve-health-equity-healthcare-leaders-sanchez-t22qe Astraea Augsberger, et al. DOI: 10.1002/ajcp.12656 DO YOU WORK IN AN ORGANIZATION THAT INTERSECTS WITH YOUTH? This research focuses on the critical need to intentionally engage youth in decision-making, an element of equitable programming that is far too often overlooked. By employing the views of youth of color, health institutions have a better chance…
Intersection of Women and Power in Health Starting 2024 with thoughts of intersectional approaches to feminism, and the intersection of #Women and #Power in health. This #LancetCommission report on Women, Power, and Cancer published recently recognizes the need to take look at how these three work together against Women to produce worst outcomes and how…
2023 Wrap Up This year has brought change, clarity, and some challenging times that I am grateful for. I was fortunate to consult with teams at the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, the United Nations and Gates Ventures which all provided unique experiences towards my Doctoral work I look forward to wrapping up this year.…
Doctor of Global Health Leadership and Practice Student Profile RAQUEL SANCHEZ | UNITED STATES Raquel has dedicated her professional life to mission-driven organizations, health disparities efforts, and mentoring historically excluded individuals. She has sought out positions of service that placed her at two top comprehensive cancer centers at the forefront of cancer research and care,…
How Seattle’s Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center Became a Global Leader in Testing COVID-19 Vaccines When COVID-19 first made landfall in the U.S. last year, it made its grand entrance in Snohomish County, Washington, and eventually turned Seattle into the country’s “coronavirus capital” for some months. So, in a way, it’s only fitting that…
ALPFA Professional Spotlight – Raquel Sanchez Tell us about your background/upbringing. First and foremost, I am the daughter of two brave, strong, loving Dominicans, who left their country, their family, and their native language, to the unapologetic neighborhood of Brooklyn, NY. They left with the hope that their four children would be afforded an opportunity…