Ana P. Novais, MA
Excutive Director of Health
Community, Family Health and Equity
State of Rhode Island: Department of Health
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Division of Community, Family Health, and Equity
What We Do
- Work to eliminate health disparities by assuring healthy child development, and prevent and control disease and disability.
- Use a life course development approach and address the determinants of health as a framework for health planning.
- Recognize that social, political, and economic policies and conditions determine health outcomes.
- Value the community as a core partner in public health and work to assure the equity in health is a reality.
- Plan, develop, and evaluate programs and systems of care, which are comprehensive, community-based, culturally competent, coordinated, and effective.
Who We Are
Our teams represent priority areas that promote synergy, collaboration, integration and coordination among programs:
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Chronic Care and Disease Management Team
uses a systems approach to reduce the incidence, burden, and associated risk factors related to diabetes, asthma, cancer, heart disease and stroke to improve health outcomes.
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Health Disparities and Access to Care Team
assures equitable systems, empowers communities, and builds capacity to promote access to comprehensive, high quality services that are responsive to the needs of Rhode Island's diverse populations so they may achieve their optimal state of health.
- Adolescent Healthcare Transition Program
- CLAS Initiative
- Disability and Health Program
- Family/Peer Resource Specialist Program
- Healthy Communities Initiative
- Healthy RI Initiative
- Hospital Charity Care
- Minority Health Promotion Program
- Pediatric Practice Enhancement Project (PPEP)
- Primary Care and Rural Health, Office of
- Refugee Health
- Women's Health, Office of
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Healthy Homes and Environment Team
protects the health and safety of children, workers, and the general public by identifying and decreasing environmental hazards.
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Health Promotion and Wellness Team
is committed to promoting the health and well-being of all Rhode Islanders by changing social, political, and physical environments to support healthy lifestyles. We focus on obesity prevention, tobacco control, and violence and injury prevention.
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Perinatal and Early Childhood Health Team
supports healthy birth outcomes, positive early childhood development, and school readiness, and preparation for healthy productive adulthood by providing and assuring mothers, children, and adolescents access to quality maternal and child health services.
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Preventive Services and Community Practices Team
improves the quality of preventive care and community services through immunization, oral health, family planning services, and HIV/AIDS and Viral Hepatitis programs. This is achieved by increasing access and availability to vulnerable populations by diminishing ethnic/racial disparities, providing performance standards, enhancing community partnerships, and applying evidence based, effective programming.