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The County of San Diego Health and Human Services Agency (HHSA) has named Hala Madanat a Director鈥檚 2023 Live Well San Diego 22nd Public Health Champion in recognition of how the initiatives she has spearheaded have benefited the health of San Diego residents.

As 蘑菇视频网鈥檚 vice president for research and innovation, Madanat stewards the university鈥檚 expansive research enterprise and leads the development of the SDSU Mission Valley Innovation District.

"This richly deserved recognition of Hala is a testament to how academic research and innovation at 蘑菇视频网 have direct and profound impacts on the people of San Diego,鈥� said SDSU President Adela de la Torre. 鈥淗ala and SDSU鈥檚 School of Public Health have created a collaborative approach with the County that is a model for other universities and municipalities to follow.鈥�

Last fall, Madanat and SDSU School of Public Health Director Eyal Oren led the effort for , a joint venture between SDSU and the County of San Diego Health and Human Services. This collaboration established the Live Well Center for Innovation and Leadership to address the need for a diverse workforce pipeline and the health disparities pervasive in our community today.

鈥淚 am grateful for this recognition of SDSU鈥檚 efforts to improve the health of all of our city鈥檚 residents, including the most vulnerable populations,鈥� Madanat said.

鈥淚 am also excited about the future advancements in medical care and technologies that will be made possible through the university鈥檚 partnerships with QuidelOrtho, the Naval Health Research Center and the Family Health Centers of San Diego that are planned for .鈥�

From 2016 to 2020, Madanat directed . During her tenure, the  and its U.S. News graduate school ranking rose to No. 19 for 2023. Madanat is also a distinguished professor of health promotion and behavioral sciences, whose research addresses health disparities through community-engaged research. 

鈥淒r. Hala Madanat has been an incredible partner to the County of San Diego Health and Human Services Agency, championing initiatives from contact tracing efforts to the Live Well Center for Innovation and Leadership,鈥� said Nick Macchione, County of San Diego HHSA director. 鈥淪he is a visionary leader who doesn鈥檛 just have a can-do attitude; she goes beyond that and always asks how we can go big for big impact. We are proud to honor her with the Director鈥檚 2023 Live Well San Diego 22nd Public Health Champion award.鈥�

In previous years, HHSA also awarded professors Gregory Talavera, Susan Levy, Tracy Finlayson, and Penelope 鈥淛enny鈥� Quintana, SDSU鈥檚 Project Save, SDSU鈥檚  and the university鈥檚 contact tracing and preventative COVID-19 efforts.

The  held on Monday, April 3 is the first in a series of local events held in observance of . The theme for 2023 is 鈥淐entering and Celebrating Cultures in Health.鈥�