Raising health and building capacity of our immigrant communities.

Academy of Medical & Public Health Services (AMPHS) is a public health capacity building organization.

Founded in 2010, AMPHS empowers our immigrant communities to create their own culturally sensitive health and wellness paradigms through its health and social services, education, and community building programs.

AMPHS operates its public health programs through its operating d/b/a, RaisingHealth Partners (RaisingHealth).

RaisingHealth Partners

Operating public health and wellness programs across communities, RaisingHealth supports and sustains the well-being of immigrant communities through culturally-competent health, education, and community-building programs.

AMPHS Development & Capacity Building

Academy of Medical & Public Health Services, a 501(c)(3) recognized public not-for-profit organization, is the grant-receiving, grant-making, fiscal, employing, and contracting entity for RaisingHealth’s public health operations and programs.

Leadership

Hewett Chiu, MPA, FAHM President & CEO

Sandra George, JD, MBA Chief Compliance Officer

Amparo Peterkin-White, MEd, SPHR, SHRM-CP Chief People Officer

Desiree Brown-Malta, PhD, MPhil, MPA Director of Programs

Grace Aaronson Coordinator of Development

Scott Nolen, PhD, JD Board Chair

Robert Spellman, MHA Board Secretary

Ira Salom, MD, MSc, MS, CPE Board Treasurer

Mon Yuck Yu, MPA Board Director

Pablo Sadler, MD Board Director

Indu Berman, MBA, MPH Board Director

Elizabeth Norman, MPA Board Director

We all rise when the community is healthy.