Alumni
Librada C. Estrada, BA, MPH
Program Manager II, National Association of County & City
Health Officials (NACCHO)
Area of work: Public health preparedness, workforce development, public health infrastructure
Librada Estrada joined the NACCHO in December 2002 and is a Program Manager on the Public Health (PH) Infrastructure & Systems Team and the PH Preparedness Team. Her primary responsibilities are managing Project PH Ready through a cooperative agreement from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Office of Terrorism Preparedness and Emergency Response and the Local Health Official Orientation program funded through the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. Ms. Estrada provides technical assistance on preparedness and workforce development to local health departments.
Before arriving at NACCHO, Ms. Estrada completed a three-year training fellowship, the CDC's PH Prevention Service Program, whose mission is to develop public health professionals with direct experience in planning, implementation, and evaluation of prevention programs. During this fellowship, Ms. Estrada spent two years at the Prince William Health District in Manassas, Virginia.
Ms. Estrada is a Certified Health Education Specialist (CHES). She is a certified cultural competency trainer, trained by the Cross Cultural Health Care Program in Seattle, Washington.
Ms. Estrada received her MPH in August 1999 from The George Washington University School of Public Health and Health Services, with an emphasis in Health Promotion and Disease Prevention. She holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Psychology from Boston University.
Personal Information
Originally from San Antonio, Texas I now live in Springfield, Virginia and work in Washington, DC. I have been married for seven years and have a very curious and active two-year old. I am one of eight children.
What I would like to get out of this program
I am very interested in developing leadership skills as a public health professional, as well as learn new ideas and perspectives about what this actually means in today's world. I want to learn strategies to develop team cohesion, how to develop individual team member strengths and expand my network, as well as focus on strategic thinking, organizational change and financial management. I am looking forward to being challenged and to grow from this opportunity.