Health Care Policies and Sustainability in the Central Valley | Yesenia Silva-Aguilar

Yesenia Silva-Aguilar is a Research Assistant at the Central Valley Health Policy Institute at the California State University Fresno. Yesenia has a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Spanish and a Bachelor of Science Degree in Public Administration from the California State University Fresno. Yesenia was one of the Grassroots Representatives in California in the National Oral Health Progress and Equity Network also known as OPEN, and through this role she contributed to the national dialogue the inequities and social determinants of oral health that underserved communities in the San Joaquin experience. Yesenia has been involved in the qualitative research on the impact of policies on vulnerable communities in the san Joaquin Valley. She has experience collaborating with local organizations as the research arm, delivering information from academic research, technical support through the evaluation of community-based programs. Most recently, she has been part of the Fresno County COVID- 19 Equity Project developing and delivering training to all the community-based organizations partners involved in the project.