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College of Health Professions
School of Health Sciences
Degree Program
Master of Public Health (MPH)
Larissa J. Estes, DrPH serves as the Executive Director of ALL IN Alameda County. ALL IN Alameda County is a anti-poverty initiative geared towards innovation grounded in community collaboration. She has over 20 years of experience in allied health, healthcare, and public health with a focus on community and equity. Throughout her career she has served as a key author of several publications on women’s health, accountable communities for health, medical high utilization, and mental health and well being. She is interested in integrating evidence-informed strategies into policy and practice across sectors that impact community health and well being.
Dr. Estes has prior experience in program planning, implementation, and evaluation; maternal and child health; women’s health; mental health and well being; and public health policy analysis at the federal, state, and local level. Dr, Estes received her BS in Athletic Training from Duquesne University, an MPH in Family and Child Health from the University of Arizona, and a DrPH in Community Health Practice from the University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston. Dr. Estes is contributing faculty member with Walden University School of Health Sciences. She is a member of Junior League of Oakland-East Bay and Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc., and serves on the Board of Directors for the College of Behavioral Health Leadership, and Healthy Ministry for St. Columba Catholic Church (Oakland, CA).
Courses Taught
PUBH 6175 - Health Policy and Management
PUBH 6127 - Policy, Politics & Progress
Education
DrPH, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
Master of Public Health, University of Arizona
BS, Duquesne University
Public Service
Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. Omega Upsilon Omega Chapter, Member - , CA United States
Awards / Honors
Bernard L. Turner Award, Walden University, 2015
Dr. Vince L. Hutchins Maternal and Child Health, 2005
Publications
Estes, L. J. (2017). Back to Our Roots: Catalyzing Community Action for Mental Health and Wellbeing..
Estes, L. J., Haar, W. L., Leslie, M., Victoria, N., Larry, C. (2016). Disrupting the Pathway: A Prevention Approach to Medical High Utilization.
Presentations
Estes, L. J. (2017). Partnering for Population Health: Models to Address the Social Determinants of Health. Texas Health and Human Services Commission.
Estes, L. J. (2018). Advancing a Path Forward to Improve Community Mental Health and Wellbeing. National Network of Public Health Institutes.