Chelsea Cipriano, MPH serves as Managing Director of the Common Health Coalition, a not-for-profit organization created to help ensure the U.S. health system is prepared to confront the next crisis.

The seasoned public health practitioner leads the work alongside chair Dave A. Chokshi, M.D., MSc., and a group of health leaders across the country, sharing the common goal of improving health for all. The Coalition is working to improve partnerships between healthcare and public health organizations so the health system can better handle the threats of both today and tomorrow.

Prior to this role, Chelsea served as Executive Director of Government Affairs and Deputy Public Information Officer (for the COVID-19, Mpox responses) for the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene. Chelsea also served in the New York City Mayor's Office, first as a Health Policy Advisor and then as Deputy Chief of Staff for the Office of Management and Budget. She has held additional roles in public health at multiple levels of government focusing on policy, emergency response, and partnerships, including with the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.

 Chelsea began her career at the intersection of health care and public health in the back of an ambulance as an emergency medical technician earning her Master of Public Health and Bachelor of Arts degrees from Tulane University.

 The Common Health Coalition was founded by Kaiser Permanente, AHIP (formerly America’s Health Insurance Plans), the Alliance of Community Health Plans (ACHP), the American Hospital Association (AHA), and the American Medical Association (AMA). The Coalition is dedicated to strengthening partnerships between health care organizations and public health systems, two vitally important components of the U.S. health system that have long operated in parallel. For more information on how health care and public health organizations can become members of the Coalition, visit https://commonhealthcoalition.org/join-us.