Welcome New Co-Editors for Section Newsletter
Barbara Bernstein, PhD, the Section’s new newsletter co-editor, is an experienced, licensed psychologist and is completing an MPH in Health Policy and Management through the Executive Program at the Mailman School, Columbia University. Her interest is in health policy and practices that promote health. Dr. Bernstein recently joined APHA and CHPPD. "Serving as a Co-Editor would provide an opportunity for me to become active with APHA and the Section, and to contribute by drawing on my skills", Dr. Berstein said.
For the past several years, Dr. Berstein has served as Co-Chair of the Westchester Task Force on Child Abuse and Neglect (WTFCAN), and was recently elected as Co-Chair of the Board of the Suicide Intervention Skills Trainer Consortium (SIST), a statewide group. Dr. Bernstein has worked collaboratively on many multi-agency, multi-disciplinary committees and projects, as well as team projects within the agency. Dr Bernstein says “I have found it essential, when working on group projects, to agree upon clearly delineated assignments and time frames, and to develop a mechanism for ongoing communication.”
Nitasha Chaudhary, MPH, a Senior Associate Analyst at Homeland Security Studies and Analysis Institute ( HSSAI), is also a newsletter co-editor. Nitasha explains, “A goal for me this year for the CHPPD newsletter is to invite articles on what is happening at the ground level in regards to community health. How are students, community leaders and organizations working with community members to increase the awareness and help eliminate health disparities?”
Additionally, Ms. Chaudhary says “I would like to highlight student efforts in this arena. As part of school program requirements, students are in the field developing and sustaining interventions. I would like to highlight community programs that are established to eliminate health disparities among minority and immigrant groups. These populations have been largely affected by the economic recession; it would be great to share how communities are resilient and their means to continue to address health issues.”
Ms. Chaudhary's expertise ranges from public health preparedness and emergency management to community health. Prior to joining HSSAI, Ms. Chaudhary spent approximately four years at the National Association of County & City Health Officials (NACCHO). Nitasha has a Masters in Public Health from The George Washington University. She is the co-chair for the South Asian Public Health Association and works on multiple projects in collaboration with The George Washington University on raising the visibility of health issues amongst South Asians living in the Washington, D.C., metropolitan area.
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