Industry: Nonprofit Management + Policy Advocacy
In America, your ZIP code can carry more weight on your health outcomes than your genetic code. Chan works at the Green & Healthy Homes Initiative, a nonprofit working to improve the social determinants of health, specifically the link between unhealthy housing and unhealthy families.
As an innovation specialist, Chan provides technical assistance to organizations around the country that are building healthy homes programs and exploring innovative ways to finance them. He “outcomes-based” finance projects, coordinates partnerships between policymakers and healthcare providers, develops financial models related to public health, and advises on grant compliance.