Rea Panares

Rea Panares, M.H.S., is the director of Minority Health Initiatives at Families USA, a national nonprofit organization dedicated to the achievement of high-quality, affordable health care for all. In this role, she analyzes the impact of health policies and proposals on racial and ethnic minorities' access to quality, affordable health care; develops tools and resources to build institutional capacity within communities of color; and raises awareness about minority health policy issues among key stakeholders, including members of the media and elected officials. Pañares holds a master's degree in health policy and management from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health and a B.A. from the University of California, Berkeley.