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Katherine Froeb Papa, MPH Kate Papa is a Senior Manager for the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation's (RWJF) Changes in Health Care Financing and Organization (HCFO) initiative. In this capacity, she manages AcademyHealth's Public Health Systems Research Project, strengthening the evidence base for the nation's public health system. Ms. Papa's extensive experience in public policy and public health research, evaluation, and communications includes her previous experience as Director of the Adolescent and School Health Project at the Association of State and Territorial Health Officials (ASTHO). In that capacity, she developed and promoted national policies and programs to improve child health and access to health care. She supported public health investments in youth related to the prevention of chronic diseases and STDs as well as the promotion of positive health behaviors. Her other relevant experience includes consulting states on welfare reform policies and designing disease prevention and management campaigns for pharmaceutical companies and non-profit organizations. Ms. Papa earned her Masters Degree in Public Health and a certificate in Maternal and Child Health from Johns Hopkins University's Bloomberg School of Public Health. She earned her Bachelors Degree in Psychology from Georgetown University. Currently, as a volunteer for the Arlington County, Virginia Department of Public Health, Ms. Papa participates on a Steering Committee to implement MAPP and improve the health and quality of life for Arlingtonians. Tel:
202.292.6700 |