Interview with Nishat Uddin, MPH
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Highlights from this episode:
- Why and how she built South Asian Care to meet the health and cultural compassionate needs of that population
- Why building communication strategies requires balancing scientific accuracy with storytelling – and how storytelling can be used to make health data relatable and impactful
- Building trust is crucial for effective public health initiatives and meeting the community where they are at.
- Why its important to trust your instincts, stay curious, and learn as you go when making career decisions
Episode 249 of Public Health Careers
Nishat Uddin, MPH is the Founder & CEO at South Asian Care.
She’s a passionate public health leader and communicator with a career that bridges health equity, strategic communications, and culturally responsive care.
She conferred a Bachelor of Science in Public Health, a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology at UC San Diego. She then continued on to complete a Master of Public Health specialization in Communications and Marketing at The George Washington University Milken Institute School of Public Health.
Nishat held early communications roles. These included Internal Communication Specialist at PatientPop Inc (now Tebra), and Healthcare Communications Specialist at Syneos Health. She then worked as s Senior Associate, Healthcare for Weber Shandwick followed by a role as Manager at Real Chemistry.
She then moved into more leadership roles as Account Director at GCI Health and then Vice President, Health at Edelman.
Nishat then founded South Asian Care in early 2023 where she holds the role as CEO. South Asian Care is a digital platform dedicated to addressing the unique health challenges faced by the South Asian community.
Links from show
Health care directory for South Asian communities
“Health Communication: From Theory to Practice” by Renata Schiavo