Deputy Director of Community Initiatives
NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene
Amida Castagne, MPH, CHES – a Black woman, immigrant, mother and public health professional who is an advocate, for health equity, human rights, anti-racist policies, social, birth and reproductive justice. Amida worked in both private and public hospitals in New York City and worked for seven years in a methadone treatment program as a Medical Case Manager. In her current role, at the NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, Amida is the Deputy Director of Community Initiatives for the Maternity Hospital Quality Improvement Network (MHQIN) in the Bureau of Maternal, Infant and Reproductive Health. The vision of the MHQIN is to ensure that all women receive high quality, respectful and equitable care throughout their pregnancy, childbirth and postnatal period.