The Coalition

It’s clear that in order to tackle the many social factors influencing health outcomes, key community partners are stronger when working together. The RI Life Index Coalition is a community coalition dedicated to improving the health and well-being of Rhode Islanders. Member organizations provide critical thought leadership to shape the RI Life Index and animate and activate the Index through their ongoing direct service and advocacy work. Coalition members provide important recommendations about how best to leverage existing data resources. The following social service; data and research; and policy and advocacy organizations - all of which are all working in the arenas highlighted within the survey - are current RI Life Index Coalition members:

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Catherine Taylor
State Director

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Carolyn Belisle
Vice President, Corporate Social Responsibility

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Melissa Clark, PhD
Professor of Health Services,
Policy & Practice
Director, Survey, Qualitative and Applied Data (SQuAD) Research Core

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Carrie Bridges, MPH
Vice President, Community Health
and Equity

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Tina Spears
Executive Director

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Weayonnoh Nelson Davies, JD
Executive Director

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Christopher Ausura
Director of Policy and Community Investment for EOHHS

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Scott Wolf
Executive Director

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Brenda Clement
Director

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Marcela Betancur
Director

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Jeff Gilbert
Partnership & Project Manager

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Melissa Cherney
CEO
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Paige Parks, EdM
Executive Director

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Katie Murray
Director of Learning and Impact

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Tara Hayes
Policy, Advocacy, & Family Voices Manager

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Larry O. Warner, DrPH, MPH
Chief Impact and Equity Officer
United Way of Rhode Island 

Former Coalition Members:

Elizabeth Burke Bryant
Rachel Flum
Angela Ankoma
Michele Lederberg
Andrew Schiff

Blue Cross & Blue
Shield of Rhode Island

Brown University

Siena College Research Institute

Mark Sheldon
Jasmine Arnold
Richard Salit

Melissa Clark
Michelle Rogers
Tamara Sequeira
Sasha Dolgicer
Rebekah McKinney
Caroline Claflin
Stefanie Friedhoff
Sarah Bouchard
Melissa Kimmell

Don Levy
Meghann Crawford
Leslie Foster
Travis Brodbeck
Interviewers and technical staff

Community-Based Organizations

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Other Acknowledgements

Martha L. Wofford, MBA, President & CEO, Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Rhode Island
Christina H. Paxson, PhD, President, Brown University
Ashish K. Jha, MD, MPH, Dean, Brown University School of Public Health
Social Mission Committee of the Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Rhode Island Board of Directors