Building Healthcare Equity Through Community Trust and System Integration with Dr. Tyler Evans

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Episode Overview: 

Healthcare equity isn't just a policy goal- it's a moral imperative that requires bold leadership and innovative solutions. 

Our next guest, Dr. Tyler Evans, embodies this mission as CEO and co-founder of Wellness Equity Alliance. 

With extensive experience on the front lines of global health crises, from Ebola outbreaks in sub-Saharan Africa to serving as New York City's first Chief Medical Officer during COVID-19, Tyler brings unparalleled expertise to vulnerable communities worldwide. 

His work spans refugees, LGBTQIA+ populations, indigenous communities, and those experiencing homelessness. 

Driven by a passion to bridge the gaps between public health and healthcare delivery, Tyler shares his transformative approach to building trusted community partnerships and addressing the intersection of pandemics, poverty, and politics. 

Join us to discover how the Wellness Equity Alliance is pioneering locally-nuanced healthcare access and why true health equity demands systemic change. Let's go!

Episode Highlights:

• Personal Loss to Global Mission: Lost family by 21, driving dedication to vulnerable communities worldwide.
• NYC COVID Leadership: First Chief Medical Officer, administered 2+ million COVID vaccines.
• Four-Pillar Strategy: Partnerships, workforce development, data modernization, community trust.
• New Book Release: "Pandemics, Poverty, and Politics" examines pandemic drivers 1899-COVID.
• Breaking Silos: Integrating healthcare, government, education, and social services.

About our Guest: 

Dr. Tyler Evans is an experienced and passionate infectious diseases and public health expert who has been on the front lines of major disease outbreaks (including two Ebola outbreaks) around the globe. Outside the U.S., he has mostly worked in sub-Saharan Africa, South Asia, and the Middle East with organizations like Doctors without Borders (Medecins Sans Frontieres) and Partners in Health. He is a tireless champion for medical humanitarianism and health equity, working with special populations across the world – including migrants (specifically refugees, asylees and victims of human trafficking), the LGBTQIA+ (with a special focus on transgender populations), people experiencing homelessness, people struggling with substance use, and indigenous communities.He was also the first Chief Medical Officer for New York City - leading the Office of Emergency Management’s (OEM) COVID-19 medical response. Dr. Evans is the CEO, chief medical officer and co-founder of Wellness and Equity Alliance, a national alliance of public health clinicians and supporting operations committed to transforming health care delivery to vulnerable communities with a focus on effective COVID-19 clinical services in strategic settings, and is an adjunct associate professor at University of Southern California (USC) Keck School of Medicine, Department of Population and Public Health Sciences.

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