Suma Nair PhD, MS, RD
Director, Office of Quality Improvement, Bureau of Primary Health Care/HRSA
Suma Nair is the Director of the Office of Quality Improvement in HRSA’s Bureau of Primary Health Care (BPHC). BPHC administers the Health Center Program which supports 1,400 health centers operating more than 11,000 service delivery sites. Suma earned her Bachelor of Arts degree in Nutrition and a Master of Science degree in Public Health Nutrition from Case Western Reserve University, as well as a Doctor of Philosophy in Health Services Administration from the University of Maryland, College Park.
Appearances
DateAugust 29, 2022Senior staff from HRSA's Bureau of Primary Health Care (BPHC) will provide updates related to health center oversight, quality improvement initiatives, new policies and program developments, and issues related to COVID-19…Moderator
Associate Vice President, Policy & Regulatory Affairs, NACHCSpeakers
Suma Nair, PhD, MS, RDDirector, Office of Quality Improvement, Bureau of Primary Health Care/HRSAJennifer Joseph, PhD, MSEdDirector, Office of Policy and Program Development, Bureau of Primary Health Care/HRSAAngela Powell, MPH, CPHDirector, Office of Health Center Program Monitoring, Bureau of Primary Health Care/HRSAErnia Hughes, MBADirector, Office of Health Center Investment Oversight, Bureau of Primary Health Care/HRSA
DateAugust 29, 2022Addressing social determinants of health (SDOH) is fundamental to improving care delivery, achieving health equity, and can significantly impact treatment outcomes, particularly for underserved and vulnerable populations…Speakers
Suma Nair, PhD, MS, RDDirector, Office of Quality Improvement, Bureau of Primary Health Care/HRSAEric Turer, MBA - Health Care Admin.Senior Consultant / Survey Data Team Lead, John Snow, Inc. (JSI)Alek Sripipatana, PhD, MPHDirector, Data and Evaluation, Office of Quality Improvement, Bureau of Primary Health Care/HRSADeputy Director, Quality Division, Office of Quality Improvement, Bureau of Primary Health Care/HRSADeputy Director, Standards Division, Office of Technology, Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT, US Department of Health and Human Services
DateAugust 26, 2022Speakers
Interim CEO, NACHCDonald Weaver, MDSenior Advisor, Clinical Workforce, NACHCJames Macrae, MA, MPPAssociate Administrator, Bureau of Primary Health Care/HRSAAngela Powell, MPH, CPHDirector, Office of Health Center Program Monitoring, Bureau of Primary Health Care/HRSASuma Nair, PhD, MS, RDDirector, Office of Quality Improvement, Bureau of Primary Health Care/HRSATracey Orloff, MPHDirector, Strategic Partnerships Division, Office of Quality Improvement, Bureau of Primary Health Care/HRSACamila Silva, MSEDeputy Director, Center for Community Health Innovation, NACHCChief Executive Officer, Wisconsin Primary Care AssociationPresident and CEO, Community Health Care Association of New York StateExecutive Director, Louisiana Primary Care AssociationSenior Vice President, Public Policy and Research Division, NACHCJennifer Joseph, PhD, MSEdDirector, Office of Policy and Program Development, Bureau of Primary Health Care/HRSAAmy Behnke, JDChief Executive Officer, Health Center Association of NebraskaNACHC Chair of the Board, NACHC, and Chief Executive Officer, Cook Area Health Services, Inc.Sheila K. Pradia-Williams, RPh, MBADeputy Associate Administrator, Bureau of Health Workforce/HRSADirector, Office of Strategic Business Operations, BPHC, HRSADirector, PCA and Network Relations, NACHCChief Executive Officer, Colorado Community Managed Care Network, Inc.Ernia Hughes, MBADirector, Office of Health Center Investment Oversight, Bureau of Primary Health Care/HRSADirector, National Grassroots Advocacy, NACHCTonya Bowers, MHSDeputy Associate Administrator, Bureau of Primary Health Care/HRSAExecutive Director, International Federation of CHCs
