160: European Gen Z Perspective on Climate Mental Health with Georgia Welford-Tuitt, MPH

Interview with Georgia Welford-Tuitt, MPH

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Highlights from this episode:

1. The important and under discussed topic of climate mental health
2. Why this person decided to shift away from health marketing and learn more about the intersections of public health, climate change, and mental health
3. Learning more about public health perspective from a Gen Zer living & working in Europe advocating for better climate mental health solutions

Episode 160 of Public Health Careers

Georgia Welford-Tuitt, MPH is a Gen Z Advisor at Climate Mental Health Network. She is passionate about issues pertaining to health and climate policy, financing, the gender gap, and addressing social and economic exclusion in healthcare.

She got her Bachelor of Science in Anthropology at University College London. She did an Erasmus year at Sciences Po in Paris, France where she studied Social Sciences, Politics, & Humanities for two semesters.

Georgia then worked as a Behavior Change Research Intern at Hamell after graduating. She was promoted to Junior Account Executive at this organization. She then moved to become an Account Executive at FCB Health Europe before being promoted to a Senior Account Executive.

She then decided to get a Master of Public Health at The French School of Public Health (EHESP) in Paris, France. During her time here she had several positions. These included being an Intern at World Federation of Public Health Associations, a Genomics Associate at Greater Ormond Street Hospital for Children – NHS Foundation Trust, President of Paris World Health Organization Association Simulation, and Health Equity Intern at Broadstreet + Covid-19 data project to name some of them.

After graduating, Georgia worked as a Junior Consultant at Philanthropy Advisors.

Georgia is currently on sabbatical while also supporting the Climate Mental Health Network as a Gen Z Advisor.