April 2023 Grand Rounds - Building Upon Existing Networks for Success

Gina Trignani, M.S., R.D., L.D.N., is the Director for Training and Capacity Building at Health Promotion Council, as subsidiary of Public Health Management Corporation. Over her many years of clinical and public health industry experience, as a registered dietitian, diabetes educator, clinical research associate, and project director, she has championed the delivery of and access to evidence-based chronic disease management and prevention programs with a focus on diabetes and diabetes prevention. She oversees a portfolio of grant funded projects which aim to bridge alliances with local, statewide and national partners in the provision of direct services, technical assistance, thought leadership, in addition to, policy and systems change. Gina is passionate about working with communities to address social determinants of health and reducing barriers to access and sustainability of evidence-based programs. Likewise, she strives to identify innovative solutions to continue to close the gaps within community and clinical integration, payment solutions, return on investment, and continuous quality improvement.

Aayushi Adettiwar, B.S., is the AmeriCorps VISTA/Program Coordinator for Training and Capacity Building at Health Promotion Council. She graduated with a bachelor’s in science in Biomedical Engineering from Cal Poly San Luis Obispo in 2021 and will be starting medical school this fall at Touro University College of Medicine in California. During her time here at HPC, she has had the opportunity to support chronic disease, chronic pain, and diabetes self-management programs in various capacities and became a certified lifestyle coach for the National Diabetes Prevention Program. Through this experience, she has developed a deeper understanding of social determinants of health, the function of public health in the community, and how she might contribute to closing the gaps in health disparities and inequities as a future physician.

Joani is a Program Manager with the Training and Capacity Building Program within the Health Promotion Council, an entity of Public Health Management Corporation (PHMC) in Philadelphia. She is responsible for overseeing and assisting organizations with implementing programs, including the National Diabetes Prevention Program, DSMES, Walk With Ease, and Self-Management Resource Center programming. She does this through community engagement, technical assistance, data support, and guidance recommendations.