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Volunteer Application <br />Orange County Advisory Boards and Commissions <br />Aparna Jonnal Page 1 of 2 <br />Home Address:114 North Occoneechee St. <br />Township of Residence: Hillsborough <br />Zone of Residence: <br />Ethnic Background:Asian American <br />Sex:Female <br />Phone (Day):4109632289 <br />Phone (Evening):4109632289 <br />Phone (Cell):4109632289 <br />Email:ahjonnal@gmail.com <br />Name:Dr Aparna Jonnal <br />Boards/Commissions applied for: <br />Hillsborough NC 27278 <br />Place of Employment: UNC and Person Memorial Hospital <br />Job Title:Attending physician/faculty <br />Name Called: <br />Year of OC Residence:2015 <br />Community Activities/Organizational Memberships: <br />Steering Committee member, Orange County Living Wage <br />Leader, Hillsborough Clean Investment Coalition <br />Contributor to Healthcare for All, Y all (local Medicare for All organization) <br />Contributor to Orange County Hate Free Schools Coalition <br />Past Service on Orange County Advisory Boards: <br />None so far! <br />Board of Health <br />Background, education and experience relevant to this board: <br />As a medical provider, of course I am invested in the health of my patients and community. But <br />my experiences outside of direct medical care are equally relevant. From working at the United <br />Nations in Bangkok studying HIV transmission in Southeast Asia, to teaching preventive health <br />to incarcerated juveniles in Richmond, Virginia, to volunteering to provide care to people <br />experiencing homelessness in Pittsburgh, Manhattan, and San Diego, I have a diverse <br />background in both caring directly for our most vulnerable fellow Americans and advocating for <br />them on a larger level. I completed a Masters in Public Health at Johns Hopkins, and this <br />combined with my training and practice in Baltimore starkly revealed how great the needs are <br />right here in America, in my neighborhoods. I believe that my clinical experience and my public <br />health work provide me a solid background to be a very useful member of the Orange County <br />Board of Health. <br />Reasons for wanting to serve on this board: <br />Healthcare disparities and lack of access are among this country s greatest moral shortcomings, <br />and through research and action we can actually rectify this. Here in Orange County, as in many <br />parts of the country, some of us enjoy excellent healthcare access and outcomes while others <br />struggle to have basic needs met. Orange County is a special place in which many people <br />5