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Vatsana Chanthala
City of New Orleans: Office of Health Policy and AIDS Funding
Quality Manager
Vatsana Bio Vatsana’s career is dedicated to serving the poor and underserved through her work to fight HIV/AIDS. Upon receiving a Masters in Public Health from Tulane University in International Health and Development in 2003, she continued her work to address HIV/AIDS prevention and treatment in the New Orleans area. Her current position as the Quality Manager at the Office of Health Policy and AIDS Funding, a program under the City of New Orleans Health Department ensures persons living with HIV receive quality care. During her free time available, her hobbies include photography, traveling, and martial arts. Immediately following Hurricane Katrina, Vatsana volunteered to gut the homes of other Asians and musicians whose homes had been destroyed by the storm. Vats is a true renaissance woman whose life and work are a reflection of her love for her community and public health.