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Experts from CFAH's Speakers Bureau

Our Experts Include:

  • Jessie Gruman, PhD, founder and president of the Center for Advancing Health, and Author

  • Barbara Krimgold, director, Kellogg Health Scholars and Kellogg Fellows in Health Policy Research, National Program Offices, Center for Advancing Health

  • Dorothy Jeffress, MBA, MSW, MA, executive director of the Center for Advancing Health

To request one of our content experts at your organization's next event, please contact Kafi Grigsby, Director of Communications, at CFAH.
The Center for Advancing Health can provide a number of content experts to speak at your organization's conference or event. Our experts are also available to the media for interview sources and story ideas. Our content experts are available to speak about the following topics:

Health Care Policy

  • Health care system reform from a consumer perspective
  • Reducing racial/ethnic and socioeconomic disparities in health
  • Determining disparities (racial/ethnic and socioeconomic) in the social determinants of child health and development
  • Building community infrastructure to support diverse populations
  • Global health improvement

Patient/Consumer Engagement

  • The influence of behavior on health and health outcomes
  • Empowering patients to play an active role in their own health — health activation
  • Successful communication strategies for health care consumers
  • How financial incentives impact patient behavior

Health Literacy

  • Racial/ethnic and socioeconomic disparities in health literacy
  • The use of health care quality information by patients and consumers

Health Information Technology

  • Using health information technology to improve patient experience and health outcomes