Abby R. Charles, MPH
Program Manager – Metro Washington, DC

Ms. Charles joined CommonHealth ACTION as Program Manager after serving for five years at the Women's Collective, a nationally recognized organization providing care, prevention, and advocacy services for women, girls and their families living with and at risk for HIV in the Metropolitan DC area. Ms. Charles' primary role at CommonHealth ACTION will be to provide leadership and coordination for Positive Pathways, a major new effort in DC that will increase the participation of people living with HIV/AIDS in medical care using a network of peer Community Health Workers and by increasing connectedness among clinical and non-clinical service providers.  Positive Pathways is an initiative of Washington AIDS Partnership, and CommonHealth ACTION's Institute for Public Health Innovation will be a leading partner assisting with program refinement, implementation, and evaluation.

Most recently, Ms. Charles coordinated the Women's Collective's Policy and Advocacy Program, where she managed the dissemination of their service delivery model and toolkit and worked to train the TWC peer advocacy group, Positive Leaders Uplifting Sisters, to ensure their voices were heard at policy- making tables. Prior to this role, Ms. Charles spearheaded the intergenerational and youth focused HIV prevention projects, the female condom (FC2) outreach and education project, and the Prosper! Prevention with Positives program.  Ms. Charles brings knowledge, experience and community relationships that will be critical to the success of Positive Pathways.

Ms. Charles is a graduate of the George Washington University School of Public Health where she earned a Masters of Public Health in Global Health Promotion.

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