 Professional Summary
Lisa Stevak joined the Sinai Urban Health Institute in December 2007 as a Project Coordinator on the Avon Community Grant project (2007-2010) to improve breast cancer outcomes in Humboldt Park and North Lawndale. She brings over 15 years of experience in the areas of health disparities, cultural competency, language acquisition, community partnership building, and program design and evaluation to the project. In keeping with SUHI’s mission, Lisa advocates a primary health care approach that promotes a pattern of healthcare delivery in which community residents and health professionals are partners in achieving the common goal of improved health. This philosophy is evident in past project development and research activities Lisa coordinated to improve health care for Latinos, homeless populations, and minorities with diabetes.
Prior to joining the Sinai Urban Health Institute, Lisa was Coordinator of the Section of Social Medicine in the Division of General Internal Medicine at John H. Stroger, Jr. Hospital where she managed program development and daily operations of cultural and linguistic competency initiatives designed to improve patient-provider communication and reduce health disparities for vulnerable populations. Locally, she has consulted with the University of Chicago, the University of Illinois at Chicago, St. Elizabeth Hospital, and the Field Museum of Natural History.
Education
M.Ed., Instructional Leadership and Design, University of Illinois at Chicago, 2006
M.A., Latin American Studies, University of Texas at Austin, 1998
B.A., International Studies, Bradley University, Peoria, IL, 1990 | 
