EP 118: Designing Health Equity | Adriane Ackerman & Robert Fabricant

On today's episode, we are going to talk about designing for health
equity. Adriane Ackerman is a community convener, strategic
innovator and life-long rabble-rouser. She currently directs
several programs at the Pima County Health Department in Southern
Arizona, including a $4 million grant program from the Department
of Health and Human Services’ Office of Minority Health to Advance
Health Literacy, the department’s new Cultural Health initiative
with its pilot project, SaludArte, the emerging Pima County Network
for Equity and Resilience (PCNER), and the first ever Office of
Health Policy, Resilience, and Equity, all of which aim to increase
health literacy and equity through innovative models, by elevating
and centering the leadership of historically and contemporarily
excluded communities. Adriane holds dual Bachelor’s degrees in
Political Science and Urban & Public Affairs and seeks to bring
the depth of her lived experience to bear as she convenes,
facilitates and uplifts the work of harm reduction from within
bureaucracies and community partnerships. Robert Fabricant is
Co-Founder and Partner of Dalberg Design, where he brings
human-centered design and innovation services to clients looking
for new, creative approaches to breakthrough innovation and
expanded collaborations in the field of social impact and
international development. Before Dalberg, Robert Fabricant was the
Vice-President of Creative for frog design, where he managed frog’s
global leadership across Design Research, Product Design, Software
Design, and Experience Strategy. Robert writes about Design and
Social Impact for publications like HBR, SSIR, Fast Company, Rotman
Business Journal, MIT Tech Review, ChangeObserver, and Core77. He
is a member of the adjunct faculty at NYU and SVA. His client
portfolio includes experience across verticals including financial
services and financial inclusion, social impact, mobile and
technology, healthcare and public health, and media. Robert has an
MPS in Design and Technology from NYU and a BA from Yale
University. Episode mentions and links:
https://www.fabricant.design/
https://dalberg.com/who-we-are/our-leadership/robert-fabricant/
https://www.adrianeackerman.com/ Adriane’s previous work:
https://www.portlandpeoplescoalition.org/ Adriane’s restaurant rec:
La Indita (a mixture of native Sonoran, Pascua Yaqui, and Tarascan
cuisine) Robert’s restaurant rec: Le Succulent Follow Adriane:
LinkedIn Follow Rob: LinkedIn | Twitter Episode Website:
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