Interview with Alexander Bonano, MPH
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Highlights from this episode:
- How his global health, education, and public health experiences shaped his local public health focus.
- What are some of the misconceptions about racial equity hinder progress in public health.
- Why mentorship helps humanize students and reduce racial bias.
- How money can be a form of harm reduction.
- The importance of authentic and people-centered community engagement in public health initiatives.
Episode 259 of Public Health Careers
Alexander Bonano is Health Equity in All Policies Project Manager at Boston Public Health Commission.
His work centers racial equity, community engagement, and systems change – not just in theory, but in practice. He works at the intersection of policy, community voice, and government systems.
Bachelor of Arts in Latin American & Latinx Studies at College of the Holy Cross. He held a role as a Peer mentor at College of the Holy Cross. He later worked as a 9th grade health teacher in Brooklyn, NY, as the Assistant director of admissions at Christ Rey Brooklyn High School, and as a Program Services Coordinator at Big Brothers Big Sisters of Eastern Massachusetts.
Alex then went on to get a Master of Public Health in Health Services Management & Policy at Tufts University School of Medicine. He worked as part of the Black Boston COVID-19 Coalition doing phone banking. He then as an Intern at Intern John Snow Inc before being an Admissions Ambassador and DEI Consultant at Tufts University School of Medicine.
He currently works as a Health Equity in All Policies Project Manager at Boston Public Health Commission (Office of Racial Equity & Community Engagement).
Links from show
Racism a Public Health Crisis (in Boston)
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Alexander Bonano, MPH on LinkedIn