Lynn Silver
Senior Advisor at Public Health Institute Clinical Professor (Full) at Univ. of California San Francisco Director of Getting it Right from the Start Director Prevention Policy Group
- Role
- Senior Advisor, Director Prevention Policy Group & Getting IT Right from the Start at Public Health Institute
- Location
- Berkeley, CA, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Lynn Silver
Lynn Silver, has worked for greater access, equity and effectiveness in public health…
Experience
Senior Advisor, Director Prevention Policy Group & Getting IT Right from the Start
Jan 2014 — Present · Oakland, CA, US
Leads the Prevention Policy group in research, advocacy and technical assistance projects on noncommunicable disease prevention and control, in California and globally. Created the California Alliance for Prevention Funding which advocates for creation of a California Health Equity and Racial Justice Fund, and the Getting it Right from the Start project which develops model policies and provides technical assistance and advocacy for better public health protection where cannabis is being legalized. Funded by NIH, private and public foundations for research on sugary drink taxes and on cannabis policy.
Education
UCSB College of Creative Studies
Bachelor of Arts - BA, Biology/Biological Sciences, General
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
Masters of Public Health, International Public Health/International Health
1980 — 1983
American Board of Pediatrics
Board certification, Pediatrics
1987 — 1987
Johns Hopkins Hospital
Clinical fellow and resident, Pediatrics Residency Program
1984 — 1986
The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
MD, Medicine
1978 — 1983
Skills
- Grant Writing
- International Health
- Healthcare Management
- Public Policy
- Policy Analysis
- Noncommunicable Disease Control
- Community Health
- Pharmaceutical Policy
- Public Speaking
- Cross-Functional Team Leadership
- Health Policy
- Nonprofits
- Global Health
- Research
- Program Development
- Community Outreach
- Policy
- Prevention
- Public Health
- Food and Nutrition Policy
- Grants
- Epidemiology
- Evaluation
- Health Promotion
- Program Evaluation
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