LUMA Health Consulting is a public health consulting and management firm designed to advance public health programs through population health solutions. Our team is focused on the use of community-based solutions that drive improved healthcare quality, outcomes, patient experience and reduced healthcare costs. The best minds working on the hardest projects. The solutions-focused professionals who make up LUMA’s team have worked across the Public Health sector, with backgrounds as strategic planners, health policy leaders, evaluators, and beyond. We are all motivated by the same desire - to make a healthier lifestyle accessible for all. Since launching in November 2018, we have become one of the fastest growing, women-owned public health management and consulting firms in Maryland. LUMA founder Jennifer Newman Barnhart has 20 years of experience in health improvement focused programs, from all perspectives: non-profit, academic and research, government, and health systems. Jen holds a Bachelors of Science in Biochemistry and Biology from Georgian Court College and a Masters of Public Health from Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. Active Partner Portfolio includes: +National Association of Chronic Disease Directors ♦State Health Department and Medicaid agency National Diabetes Prevention Programs ♦Maryland State Department of Health – Community Health Resource Commission +Maryland Council on Advancement of School-Based Health Centers +Garrett County Local Health Department (rural Maryland Local Health Department), +Howard County Local Health Department (suburban Maryland Local Health Department). Visit us at lumahealthconsulting.com to start working with us on your next project or get to know us better. LUMA is committed to raising the next generation of public health professionals and welcomes informational interviews as introductions to paid internship opportunities. Contact jennifer@lumahealthconsulting.com if you are interested.