Interview with Kyra Robinson, MSPH
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Highlights from this episode:
- Why community involvement is essential in public health
- The crucial role doulas play in advocating for birthing individuals
- The importance of embracing pivots in your career path
- How harm reduction is a vital approach in public health
- Why we need to engage with people with lived experience to enrich community initiativesrive forward her professional role
Episode 230 of Public Health Careers
Kyra Robinson, MSPH is a Strategist for the Women’s Health Initiatives at the Missouri Foundation for Health.
Kyra is a passionate public health professional focused on addressing health disparities, empowering underserved populations, and fostering collaboration among stakeholders to create systemic change.
She conferred a Bachelor of Science in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology at Fisk University.
Kyra then earned a Master of Science of Public Health at Meharry Medical College while interning at the Metro Public Health Department of Nashville and Davidson County and working as a Pharmacy Technician. She became a Health Equity Fellow at Planned Parenthood of the St. Louis Region and Southwest Missouri where she worked on initiatives like the Momnibus Act.
Kyra then served as an Overdose Prevention Coordinator at the University of Missouri-Saint Louis and joined the board at Living in Victory Sober Living.
She also had a variety of assistant roles at the White House such as Staff Assistant, Office of the White House Counsel, Confidential Assistant, Office of Management and Budget, and Special Assistant, Office of Public Engagement and Intergovernmental Affairs.
Currently, she is a Strategist for the Women’s Health Initiatives at the Missouri Foundation for Health.
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