About
Steering Committee Members
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Steve Blanchard, Ph.D., Our Lady of the Lake University and Health Collaborative Board Member and Steering Committee Chairman
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Robert L. Ferrer, M.D., MPH, Chairman of the Board, Health Collaborative
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Pilar Oates, MA, Vice Chair, Health Collaborative
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Edward Dick. M.D., MPH, Methodist Healthcare Ministries of South Texas Inc.
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Rita Espinoza, MPH, San Antonio Metropolitan Health District
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Cara Hausler, MPH, San Antonio Metropolitan Health District
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Jennifer Herriott, MPH, San Antonio Metropolitan Health District
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Carol Huber, MBA, Regional Health Partnership Region 6, University Health System
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Laura McKieran, Dr.PH, CI:Now
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Andrea Guajardo, MPH, CHRISTUS Santa Rosa
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Anil T. Mangla, B.Sc., MS., PhD., MPH., FRSPH, University of the Incarnate Word School of Osteopathic Medicine
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Mario Martinez, MBA, San Antonio Metropolitan Health District
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Thomas L. Schlenker, M.D., MPH, Interlex Communications
Julie Stuckey, DNP, APNP-C, Our Lady of the Lake University
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Gijs Van Oort, Ph.D., Health Access San Antonio
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Melissa Valerio, Ph.D., MPH, UTHealth School of Public Health San Antonio Regional Campus
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The Health Collaborative began informally in 1997 when San Antonio’s major healthcare organizations agreed to put aside their competitive business practices to conduct a comprehensive health needs assessment. The evolution in 2000 to an incorporated entity with a long-range strategic plan was in response to the founding members’ interest in improving the health status of the community by working together.
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The Health Collaborative has developed into a powerful network of citizens, community organizations and businesses. The result is a more robust, less duplicative, more synergistic approach to solving critical community health needs, while efficiently utilizing resources.
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For more information about The Health Collaborative, its programs and initiatives,
please contact:
Elizabeth Lutz, Executive Director
The Health Collaborative, 2300 W Commerce Ste 301, San Antonio, Texas 78207
(210) 481-2573 | elizabeth.lutz@healthcollaborative.net
