Assistant Secretary
Executive Office of Health and Human Services
Cranston, Rhode Island
Ana P. Novais, holds a master's degree in Clinical Psychology, from UCLN, Belgium, and is a graduate of the Northeastern Public Health Leadership Institute, University of Albany, NY, and Leadership RI. Ana has worked in Public Health for 30 years including 5 years in Africa (Cape Verde), 5 years in Portugal, and for the past 20 years in the USA. Ana has worked for the RI Department of Health since 1998, first as an Education and Outreach Coordinator and as the Chief for the Office of Minority Health assuring the Department addresses the health needs of the racial and ethnic minority communities of RI. Since March 2006 as the Executive Director of Health for the Division of Community, Family Health and Equity, Ana has led the department's efforts to achieve the goal of health equity by focusing on the areas of Health Disparities and Access to Care, Chronic Care and Disease Management, Maternal and Child Health, Environmental Health, Health Promotion, and Wellness; and by developing and implementing the “Rhode Island Health Equity Framework” a plan of action for achieving health equity at the state and at the local level through the “Health Equity Zones” initiative. On August 1, 2015, Ana’s role was expanded to become the Executive Director of Health for the Department, charged with implementing the Department's Strategic Priorities across all divisions and assuring that the Department's resources and operations are aligned with the strategic priorities. In 2020, after helping to lead Rhode Island’s COVID-19 crisis, Ana was promoted to Assistant Secretary at the Executive Office of Health and Human Services.
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Wednesday, May 25, 2022
12:00 PM – 1:10 PM ET