Francesca Heintz Email & Phone Number

New York, New York

Global Health Strategies is an international consulting firm specializing in advocacy and communications on public health issues that impact low and middle-income countries. As a Vice President, I provide strategic counsel to our clients on how to use advocacy and communications to improve health and wellbeing around the world. At GHS, I have worked with clients on a number of critical global health issues, including family planning, gender equality, safe abortion, maternal and child health, and polio eradication.Previous positions at GHS: Senior Associate (June 2014-November 2015); Manager (November 2015-August 2017); Director (August 2017-July 2019); Senior Director (July 2019-October 2021); Vice President (October 2021-present)

Mailman School Of Public Health, Columbia University - New York, Ny

AMDD works with partners worldwide to strengthen national health systems to make pregnancy and childbirth safer. As a research assistant, I worked with the program team to conduct research on maternal health and mortality, analyze qualitative and quantitative data, and assisted in the writing and editing of technical reports and journal articles.

Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania

AMDD and the Ifakara Health Institute partnered on an implementation research initiative to reduce disrespectful care during childbirth in Tanzania. As part of this project team, I worked with key stakeholders to record and analyze qualitative and quantitative data and implement interventions to improve respectful maternity care.

New York, New York

Bronx Health REACH is a CDC-funded program at the Institute for Family Health that works to reduce racial and ethnic disparities in health. At REACH, I led all communications efforts for the project and coordinated an advocacy campaign to promote equal access to health care in New York State.

Chennai, India

INP+ is a national network for people living with HIV/AIDS in India. At INP+, I conducted advocacy workshops, developed a grassroots advocacy manual, and revised the network's national advocacy strategy in conjunction with key stakeholders.

New York, New York

The American Lawyer is a national legal magazine with a monthly readership of 90,000 and a website (http://www.americanlawyer.com/) that provides daily legal news updates to a wide audience. As a staff reporter, I wrote stories for the print magazine and the website on topics ranging from the Calgary oil sands to abandoned housing in Baltimore.

Master Of Public Health (Mph), Population And Family Health

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