Janet Boachie
from Making Waves in Health Tech Hosted by Janet Boachie, Hilda Martinez
Making Waves in Health Tech is brought to you by California Health Care Foundation’s Innovation Fund. It is created and hosted by Hilda Martinez and Janet Boachie. Special thanks to Janet Boachie for sharing her story. Today’s program was produced by Zosha Warpeha and Grace Norman of Mission Boom. Audio engineering is by Zosha Warpeha. Music was composed and performed by Cameron Kinghorn. Art by Moritat and design by Paula Ginsborg. Special thanks to Eric Antebi, Melissa Buckley, Vincent James, the Innovation Fund team, Holly Minch, and Amanda Kim. The California Health Care Foundation helps Californians with low incomes get the health care they need. Learn more at CHCF.org. This podcast is a production of the California Health Care Foundation Innovation Fund. The California Health Care Foundation helps Californians with low incomes get the health care they need. We are an independent, nonprofit philanthropy that works to improve the health care system so that all Californians have the care they need. We focus especially on making sure the system works for Californians with low incomes and for communities who have traditionally faced the greatest barriers to care. The Innovation Fund partners with emerging companies to bring innovations and technology to California’s health care providers, payers, and patients. This podcast is a production of the California Health Care Foundation Innovation Fund. The California Health Care Foundation helps Californians with low incomes get the health care they need. We are an independent, nonprofit philanthropy that works to improve the health care system so that all Californians have the care they need. We focus especially on making sure the system works for Californians with low incomes and for communities who have traditionally faced the greatest barriers to care. The Innovation Fund partners with emerging companies to bring innovations and technology to California’s health care providers, payers, and patients.
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Explore the intersection of impact investing and health equity—a place where profit and purpose co-exist. Janet Boachie, a health equity fellow at the California Health Care Foundation, worked with the foundation’s Innovation Fund to expand an investment strategy to include people who traditionally did not have many opportunities to enter into the world of health tech. Black and brown entrepreneurs, especially, face many disparities when it comes to funding. Understand why this must change. Through her personal story, Janet explains why representation matters in health tech. The entrepreneurs she works with—including many featured on this podcast—are critical partners because they are often able to tap into their lived experiences to champion technology solutions that align with the foundation’s mission of improving health care delivery to all Californians. Tune in to hear a great story and to gain insight on the Foundation’s Innovation Fund strategy.
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