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Mirna P Amaya is Adjunct Faculty in Health Policy and Administration at University of Illinois Chicago, concurrently serving as Health Systems and Equity Lead at Cornell University's Center for Precision Nutrition and Health and Senior Consultant at WHO. She holds leadership positions including APHA Center for Climate, Health and Equity Advisory Board Member and APHA Governing Councillor. Her multidisciplinary expertise spans global health systems, health equity frameworks, and human rights-based approaches to public health.
Amaya's research examines health system resilience in resource-limited settings, structural determinants of health disparities, and climate-health intersections. Recent publications focus on foodborne disease burden in Africa, pandemic-related health inequities, and integration of human rights in public health programming. She developed methodological frameworks for assessing disease burden and equity impacts in nutrition policy.
Her educational background includes a PhD in Public Health (One Health concentration) and MPH in Health Policy and Management from University of Florida, complemented by certificates in Systematic Reviews, Global Health Challenges, and Latin American Studies.
