Jennifer Latham

Jennifer is a Principal Public Health Epidemiologist and the Evaluator for the Health Equity Zone (HEZ) Initiative at RIDOH. She brings varied experience in epidemiological and medical research, evaluation, data analysis, and statistics. Jennifer completed undergraduate studies in biology at Boston College and graduate studies in applied statistics at Penn State University. She is currently enrolled at the Brown University School of Public Health with the goal of completing her MPH/PhD in Epidemiology.

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Her research spans various disciplines in medicine, epidemiology, and social sciences. Working in the HEZ initiative, she has gained a new focus and mindset for evaluation practice that aligns with the community-led, place-based vision of health equity by addressing social determinants of health at the community level. She truly enjoys the challenge of evaluating this innovative initiative and revealing its impact on the health of Rhode Islanders. She is honored to be part of the HEZ team supporting health equity in her home state.