Tina Pruna

Prior to becoming a Leland Fellow, Tina Pruna developed several community-based programs targeting the social determinants of health through her role as program director at Loma Linda University Health’s Institute for Community Partnerships. Tina holds an MPH in Global and Maternal Child Health and a BA in International Communication. She completed her graduate field work in collaboration with Adventist Development and Relief Agency in São Tome and Principe, where she developed a nutrition and health focused curriculum for rural women that was responsive to Santomean cultural norms and taboos.  After completing graduate school Tina received the Global Service Award through Loma Linda University and worked as a public health coordinator in rural Honduran hospital developing a growth-monitoring program for a rural school, supporting free breakfast programs and developing culturally relevant health education materials and programs for the hospital and surrounding areas. Her primary interests lie in maternal child health, nutrition and food access, and developing local community’s capacity to produce sustainable change.

Field placement:

Policy placement: Mercy Corps

Metro Washington, DC (global)