Kathryn Hall-Trujillo, MPH

Class of: 1976

Departments: Community Health Sciences

Lester Breslow Lifetime Achievement Award

Hall-Trujillo is the founding director of Birthing Project USA, a nonprofit organization dedicated to improving the birth outcomes for women of color by providing practical support during pregnancy and for one year after the birth of their children. The Birthing Project model has been replicated in nearly 100 communities in the United States, Canada, Central America and Africa. Hall-Trujillo was previously founding director of the Center for Community Health & Well-Being, a holistic health and social service agency that houses a comprehensive women’s health care clinic, including substance abuse services.

Magazine Article: Alumni Hall of Fame: 2011 Inductees