PROJECT: A continuing education program to provide Community Health Workers (CHWs) with the knowledge and skills necessary to build capacity for risk mitigation and resilience against the health effects of climate change in indigenous communities.

Cameron Salehi is an Executive MPH student in the UCLA EMPH Class of 2024. He was born and raised in Los Angeles, which he has called home for most of his life.

During his undergraduate years, Salehi was a resource and mentor to his peers as a resident assistant, serving local disadvantaged communities through the American Red Cross and conducting research in epigenetics relating to insulin resistance and diabetes. Following the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, his interest in population and preventative health and passion for serving vulnerable populations drove him towards public health.

Soon after, Salehi became involved with the work done at Avicenna Next, a research and development/consulting company dedicated to the ideals of the Triple Aim of health care. Ever since, his professional efforts have largely concerned working with and advocating for the Community Health Worker (CHW) workforce through research, policy advocacy, and curriculum and workforce development. He hopes to continue working with CHWs and other health care workers, providers, and organizations to promote health equity through innovative solutions in medicine and health care.

Salehi earned a Bachelor of Arts in Molecular and Cell Biology from UC Berkeley in 2021.