Biography
Gilberto Hernández-Arranz brings more than 20 years of experience in health services administration and research, public health, strategic planning, total quality management, and health systems change initiatives.
He holds a joint graduate public health degree from both Emerson College and Tufts University School of Medicine in Boston, Massachusetts with a concentration in Health Communication and a dual Bachelor of Arts degree in both Economics and Politics and Public Affairs with a minor in Sociology from the University of Miami in Coral Gables, Florida. He is currently a doctoral candidate in Public Health at the University of Illinois at Chicago where his research looks at the application of change management strategies in health systems governance. He serves as the program coordinator for the undergraduate Health Services Administration (HSA) specialization and as a faculty member at Barry University.
His work experiences include serving as director for Health Services Research at Miami-Dade County government where he led the definition of strategic health priorities, identifying and analyzing proven evidence-based healthcare delivery models, identifying statewide and national communities to serve as comparative benchmarkers for Miami Dade County, as well as, working with community stakeholders, state and national decision-makers to formulate and implement policies to promote and sustain healthy lifestyles and develop strategies for adapting viable tactical models to Miami-Dade. He has also provided recommendations to both Miami-Dade’s Board of County Commissioners and Office of the Mayor on short and long-term outcome measures for tracking and assessing results while incorporating geographical information systems in addressing community health service needs.
He has also served as director for the Florida Department of Health’s Bureau of Chronic Disease Health Promotion and Education Program for Broward and Palm Beach County under the auspices of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention comprehensive health promotion and public health education initiative and as director of both the Healthy Homes Collaborative and the Boston Public Health Commission’s Healthy Homes Partnership.
He has presented at numerous public health conferences, most recently at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) 2020 Annual Health Communication Marketing and Media Conference Presenter on “Communicating Costs and Behavioral Aspects in Decision Making on Hurricane Evacuation Policies”.
He has also served as a subject expert on HUD’s (Department of Urban Housing and Development) Healthy Homes Initiative – “Healthy Homes Model”; the National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO) and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) - MAPP (Mobilizing for Action through Planning and Partnerships) model process; health education and marketing at the Bureau of Primary Healthcare (BPHC) on disease prevention and capacity building; and the World Health Organization’s/UNICEF’s Baby-Friendly Social Marketing initiative in Massachusetts.
He is a member of the American Public Health Association (APHA), the American Society for Public Administration (ASPA), and the Society of Public Health Educators (SOPHE). He has served as past chair of the Children’s Issues Committee for the Consortium for a Healthier Miami-Dade, and health and government session leader under the Leadership Miami program sponsored by the Greater Miami Chamber of Commerce (GMCC).