Kristen Mallory MPH

Kristen Mallory, MPH, has 10 years of international public health experience. Kristen joined Children International in 2015 and is currently leading global initiatives focused on optimizing local resources to ensure children and youth are making healthy decisions and have access to the health services they need across 10 countries in the US, Latin America, Asia, and Africa. This work includes program design, evaluation and capacity building around nutrition, hygiene, sexual and reproductive health for youth and addressing access barriers to essential health services. Before this position, Kristen lived in Ecuador, Guatemala, and Honduras and worked on a number of initiatives involving HIV/AIDS, youth empowerment, reproductive health, chronic disease prevention, and child welfare.