Christian Arthur
Senior Policy and Strategy Specialist @Boston Public Health Commission
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WORK HISTORY
Senior Policy and Strategy Specialist @Boston Public Health Commission
Recovery Services BureauCommunity Opioid Response Grants• Deploying $1M across 5 organizations for naloxone distribution, overdose education, and linkage to care• Led RFP and managed a 10-member community review committee; providing ongoing TA via webinars, monthly 1:1s, and monthly learning communitiesFamily Overdose Support Fund• Launched Boston’s first-in-the-nation relief fund serving 50 families (as of 7/30/25) via a City–community partnership• Chaired and facilitated a 3-person design team; led RFP process and currently overseeing ongoing contract managementPublic Health Vending Machines• Deployed 5 citywide harm-reduction vending machines; trained community operators, set up 5+ supply chains for internal machine• Designed evaluation framework and data collection processes; onboarded intervention co-manager to scale programBoston Overdose Data to Action• Principal author & co-launch lead for $6.7 M CDC Overdose Data 2 Action grant• Produced Year 1 Implementation Plan and Community Needs Assessment• Built naloxone logistics infrastructure and recruited inaugural program directorOpioid Settlements Community Engagement• 8 listening sessions with ~200 participants, 415 survey responses, 11 longform narratives, informing strategic allocation of settlement funds• Produced the community engagement report, synthesizing epidemiological analyses and coordinating input from internal stakeholders• Presented Boston’s community-driven model at Rx Summit and Big Cities Health Coalition
EDUCATION
Boston University
Master of Social Work - MSW, Macro Track
International School of Brussels
High School
UMass Boston
Bachelor’s Degree, Communication; Minors in New Media Writing and Creative Writing
Boston University
Master of Public Health - MPH, Health Policy and Law
SKILLS
ABOUT CHRISTIAN ARTHUR
I build and launch harm reduction solutions that save lives and advance public health innovation. Drawing on an agile, “test-learn-iterate” mindset, I translate data-driven insights and community feedback into programs that work for the people most affected.What I\'m focused on right now- Co-managing a case conferencing initiative for high utilizers, based on Hub model- Contract manager for a fund providing financial aid to families after loss to overdose (50+ families)- Advising two Federal grant projects, OD2A through CDC and SPF-PFS through SAMHSAMy tool kit spans policy design, implementation, cross-sector engagement, and computer programming (Python/R/SQL). Earlier, I coached people in recovery and ran treatment groups—grounding my strategy work in direct care and lived experience.I’m energized by projects that let me bridge policy and practice, scale evidence-based ideas, and champion health equity through technology. If you’re tackling substance-use challenges in cities or reinventing government tech, I\'d love to share ideas.
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