Deputy Director, Grassroots Organizing
NACHC
Yuriko de la Cruz, MPH, CPHQ (she/her/ella) is currently the Deputy Director, Grassroots Organizing within the Public Policy and Advocacy functional area at NACHC. She leads efforts to foster distributive leadership within the health center movement and build upon NACHC's grassroots organizing framework in collaboration with health center advocates and key partners. Her experience as a Peace Corps volunteer and then as a Community Health Worker affirmed her passion to create equitable and culturally inclusive programs and services within public health, health care, and community-based social support services. Yuriko has a track record in addressing the social drivers of health, cross-sectoral community engagement and facilitation; training and technical assistance; continuous quality improvement; population health; and human-centered design. She proudly serves as a board member of two nonprofit organizations in Allentown, PA: Resurrected Community Development Corporation, and Promise Neighborhoods of the Lehigh Valley; and a national organization, Health Outreach Partners. Yuriko completed her undergraduate degree in Public Health from West Chester University and the Master of Public Health from the University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill.
Sunday, August 25, 2024
3:15 PM – 4:30 PM ET