{"id":4,"date":"2017-02-07T13:22:53","date_gmt":"2017-02-07T18:22:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/community-medicine\/?page_id=4"},"modified":"2026-10-09T16:07:31","modified_gmt":"2026-10-09T20:07:31","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/public-health-sciences\/","title":{"rendered":"Home"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pl-4\"  class=\"panel-layout\" ><div id=\"pg-4-0\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-4-0-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-4-0-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_media_video panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"0\" ><div style=\"width:100%;\" class=\"wp-video\"><video class=\"wp-video-shortcode\" id=\"video-4-1\" loop preload=\"metadata\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"video\/youtube\" src=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/-hyrpX-FCDQ?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/-hyrpX-FCDQ\">https:\/\/youtu.be\/-hyrpX-FCDQ<\/a><\/video><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-4-1\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-4-1-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-4-1-0-0\" class=\"widget_text so-panel widget widget_custom_html panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"1\" ><div class=\"textwidget custom-html-widget\"><style>\n.phs-counters{\n  --phs-num:#000E2F;        \/* number color *\/\n  --phs-num-size:45px;      \/* number size *\/\n  --phs-title:#4A4F57;      \/* label color *\/\n  --phs-title-size:17px;\n  --phs-icon:#FFFFFF;       \/* icon stroke color *\/\n  --phs-icon-bg:#000E2F;    \/* icon circle color *\/\n  --phs-icon-size:30px;\n  --phs-gap:32px;\n\n  display:grid;\n  grid-template-columns:repeat(auto-fit,minmax(210px,1fr));\n  gap:var(--phs-gap);\n  margin:32px 0;\n}\n.phs-counters .flat-counter{text-align:center;}\n.phs-counters .inner{display:flex;flex-direction:column;align-items:center;}\n\n\/* Icon *\/\n.phs-counters .flat-icon{\n  display:inline-flex;align-items:center;justify-content:center;\n  padding:22px;border-radius:50%;\n  background:var(--phs-icon-bg);color:var(--phs-icon);\n  line-height:1;margin-bottom:18px;\n}\n.phs-counters .flat-icon svg{\n  width:var(--phs-icon-size);height:var(--phs-icon-size);\n  display:block;fill:none;stroke:currentColor;\n  stroke-width:2;stroke-linecap:round;stroke-linejoin:round;\n}\n\n\/* Number *\/\n.phs-counters .numb-count{\n  font-size:var(--phs-num-size);font-weight:700;line-height:1.1;\n  color:var(--phs-num);font-variant-numeric:tabular-nums;\n  margin:0 0 10px;\n}\n.phs-counters .numb-prefix,\n.phs-counters .numb-suffix{vertical-align:middle;}\n\n\/* Rolling digits *\/\n.phs-counters .odo{display:inline-block;vertical-align:middle;position:relative;}\n.phs-counters .odo-digit{display:inline-block;position:relative;vertical-align:middle;}\n.phs-counters .odo-spacer{display:inline-block;visibility:hidden;height:1.1em;line-height:1.1em;}\n.phs-counters .odo-inner{position:absolute;top:0;left:0;right:0;bottom:0;overflow:hidden;text-align:left;}\n.phs-counters .odo-ribbon{display:block;transform:translateY(0);will-change:transform;}\n.phs-counters .odo-value{display:block;height:1.1em;line-height:1.1em;}\n.phs-counters .odo-mark{display:inline-block;vertical-align:middle;height:1.1em;line-height:1.1em;}\n\n\/* Label *\/\n.phs-counters .name-count{\n  font-size:var(--phs-title-size);font-weight:600;line-height:1.35;\n  color:var(--phs-title);margin:0;\n}\n\n\/* Screen-reader copy of the full number *\/\n.phs-counters .phs-sr{\n  position:absolute!important;width:1px;height:1px;overflow:hidden;\n  clip:rect(0 0 0 0);clip-path:inset(50%);white-space:nowrap;\n}\n\n\/* Optional layout: add class \"counter-icon-left\" to a .flat-counter *\/\n.phs-counters .flat-counter.counter-icon-left .inner{\n  flex-direction:row;align-items:flex-start;text-align:left;gap:16px;\n}\n.phs-counters .flat-counter.counter-icon-left{text-align:left;}\n.phs-counters .flat-counter.counter-icon-left .flat-icon{margin-bottom:0;flex:0 0 auto;}\n\n@media (max-width:767px){\n  .phs-counters{--phs-num-size:38px;--phs-gap:28px;}\n  .phs-counters .flat-counter.counter-icon-left .inner{flex-direction:column;align-items:center;text-align:center;}\n  .phs-counters .flat-counter.counter-icon-left{text-align:center;}\n  .phs-counters .flat-counter.counter-icon-left .flat-icon{margin-bottom:18px;}\n}\n<\/style>\n\n<div class=\"phs-counters\">\n\n  <!-- 1. 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Karen joined HES in 2020, with a break from late 2023 to early 2025 to work on 1332 waivers and agent\/broker regulation for the Center for Consumer Information and Insurance Oversight at the Centers for Medicare &amp; Medicaid Services. She was thrilled and humbled to rejoin HES after leaving federal service.<\/p>\n          <p>Prior to joining Health Equity Solutions, Karen worked as a Medicaid advocate and researcher at Connecticut Voices for Children and as a public health researcher and teacher in Singapore. She is passionate about advancing health equity and anti-racist policy through state and local systems, with a focus on centering community voices, embedding equity in health systems transformation, and building more holistic approaches to health care and health insurance by fostering connections between the formal health system and communities.<\/p>\n          <p>Karen spends her free time enjoying her kids, cat, tortoise, New Haven community fun, and learning new things. Recently, she has been learning how to sail and reading lots of YA fiction with her kids.<\/p>\n          <p><strong>Gretchen Shugarts<\/strong> is a Commission Analyst for the Commission on Racial Equity in Public Health (CREPH). She is a proud Nuyorican (Puerto Rican from New York) who was raised on the Lower East Side of Manhattan. She completed a bachelor&rsquo;s degree in Sociology and Black &amp; Puerto Rican Studies from Hunter College (CUNY) and a master&rsquo;s degree in Sociology from the University of Connecticut. Her undergraduate and graduate research centered around the social inequities faced by people of color within the educational system.<\/p>\n          <p>Gretchen has worked for the State of Connecticut in various capacities ranging from the Judicial Branch to the Legislative Branch. She spent six years at Waterbury Superior Court, assisting those with pending criminal cases. She joined the Legislative Branch in 2020 serving in the non-partisan Legislative Commissioners&rsquo; Office. She is thrilled to be at CREPH and looks forward to bringing her lived, educational, and professional experiences to the commission.<\/p>\n        <\/details>\n\n        <div class=\"dphs-sem__actions\">\n          <a class=\"dphs-sem__cta\" href=\"https:\/\/teams.microsoft.com\/meet\/243689648811187?p=RJQ7LjCvp7qmpSEpLV\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\n            <svg viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\"><path d=\"M15 10l5-3v10l-5-3\"\/><rect x=\"3\" y=\"6\" width=\"12\" height=\"12\" rx=\"2\"\/><\/svg>\n            Join on Teams<span class=\"dphs-sem__sr\"> &mdash; Healthcare Coverage at a Crossroads, October 13 (opens in a new tab)<\/span>\n          <\/a>\n          <button type=\"button\" class=\"dphs-sem__cta\" data-ics hidden>\n            <svg viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\"><rect x=\"3\" y=\"5\" width=\"18\" height=\"16\" rx=\"2\"\/><path d=\"M3 10h18M8 3v4M16 3v4M12 13v5M9.5 15.5L12 18l2.5-2.5\"\/><\/svg>\n            Save to calendar<span class=\"dphs-sem__sr\"> &mdash; downloads an .ics file for Healthcare Coverage at a Crossroads, October 13<\/span>\n          <\/button>\n        <\/div>\n\n        <p class=\"dphs-sem__fine\" data-ics-note hidden>Saving downloads a calendar (.ics) file. 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He holds an MD from the University of Bras&iacute;lia, Brazil, an MPH from Columbia University, and a PhD from Brown University. His interdisciplinary research interests include social and structural determinants of HIV risk and engagement in HIV prevention and treatment services among key populations in the HIV epidemic. 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An inset portrait of Dr. Greg Rhee appears in the lower-left corner.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/public-health-sciences\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/232\/2026\/10\/Greg-Rhee-1.png 600w, https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/public-health-sciences\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/232\/2026\/10\/Greg-Rhee-1-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/public-health-sciences\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/232\/2026\/10\/Greg-Rhee-1-272x182.png 272w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-blog-content-wrapper\" style=\"padding: 25px 30px 33px;\">\n\t\t<header class=\"sow-entry-header\" style=\"margin-bottom: 20px;\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"sow-entry-title\" style=\"margin: 0 0 5px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/public-health-sciences\/2026\/10\/14\/dr-greg-rhee-publishes-study-featured-by-abc-news\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Dr. Greg Rhee Publishes Study, Featured by ABC News<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-entry-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sow-entry-date\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/public-health-sciences\/2026\/10\/14\/dr-greg-rhee-publishes-study-featured-by-abc-news\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<time class=\"published\" datetime=\"2026-10-14T11:48:17-04:00\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tOctober 14, 2026\t\t\t\t\t<\/time>\n\t\t\t\t\t<time class=\"updated\" datetime=\"2026-10-16T15:12:28-04:00\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tOctober 16, 2026\t\t\t\t\t<\/time>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sow-entry-author-link byline\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sow-author author vcard\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"url fn n\" href=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/public-health-sciences\/author\/jas17010\/\" rel=\"author\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tJulia A Szczech\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sow-entry-categories\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/public-health-sciences\/category\/faculty-news\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Faculty News<\/a>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/header>\n\n\t\t<div class=\"sow-entry-content\">\n\t\t\t<p>&nbsp; The UConn Department of Public Health Sciences congratulates Greg Rhee, PhD, on his recent research publication in JAMA Pediatrics and national media recognition by ABC News. 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