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7 <br /> Page 1 of 2 Aparna Jonnal <br /> Volunteer Application <br /> Orange County Advisory Boards and Commissions <br /> Name: Dr Aparna Jonnal <br /> Name Called: <br /> Home Address: 114 North Occoneechee St. <br /> Hillsborough NC 27278 <br /> Phone (Day): 4109632289 <br /> Phone (Evening): 4109632289 <br /> Phone (Cell): 4109632289 <br /> Email: ahjonnal@gmail.com <br /> Place of Employment: UNC and Person Memorial Hospital <br /> Job Title: Attending physician/faculty <br /> Year of OC Residence: 2015 <br /> Township of Residence: Hillsborough <br /> Zone of Residence: <br /> Sex: Female <br /> Ethnic Background: Asian American <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 /> Boards/Commissions applied for: <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 />