Dr. Melissa Lang, DrPH, MPH, MPA, MA is the CEO of the Agency on Aging of South Central Connecticut. Dr. Lang’s background includes a range of experience in community-based health services, including cancer care, hospice and palliative care, long-term care and disabilities, and aging services. Her experience in public health and community settings includes expanding services for marginalized populations, addressing health inequities, and strengthening health services for older adults. She actively engages in advocacy and policy development on issues related to community-based long-term services and supports, Medicaid and Medicare, family caregiving, end-of-life care, and strategies that strengthen the public health workforce.
Dr. Lang is a faculty member at the Center for Community Engagement and Health Equity at Yale and Co-Chairs the Center’s Community Advisory Board. She is also a facilitator for the National Center to Reframe Aging led by The Gerontological Society of America. Dr. Lang is co-author of the book, A Public Health Strategy for Living, Aging and Dying: Designing Elder-Centered and Palliative Systems of Care, Environments, Services and Supports (Routledge, 2018).
She received her doctorate in Public Health from New York Medical College, MPH and MPA degrees from Columbia University, and holds advanced certificates and training in bioethics and clinical ethics consultation from Albert Einstein College of Medicine and Columbia University.
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The Learning Phase includes:
Connecting Clinical Trial Sponsors: Bringing sponsors and local EQBMED-selected sites together to work as partners.
Sharing Key Learnings: Sharing important lessons learned from these partnerships.
Building Robust Infrastructure: Creating a strong support system that continues to support the growth and aspirations of local sites.