Senior Health Analyst
Leah Chan
Prior to joining GBPI in February 2022, Leah worked for over a decade at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in strategic partnership, policy, and communication roles and focused on a range of public health priorities from suicide to autism. Among her many duties while at CDC, Leah had the opportunity to co-lead human-centered design projects focused on better understanding the lived experiences of those most disproportionately impacted by today’s urgent health crises and working alongside those communities to develop solutions. Leah holds a bachelor’s degree in Spanish from the University of Georgia and a master’s of public health from Emory University. Outside of work, Leah enjoys exploring the outdoors with her young kids, reading biographies, and trying new foods.
Recent Posts by Leah
Overview: 2024 Fiscal Year Budget for Georgia Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities
Gov. Kemp’s budget proposal for Fiscal Year (FY) 2024 provides Georgia’s behavioral health and developmental disabilities …
Overview: 2024 Fiscal Year Budget for the Department of Community Health
Gov. Kemp’s budget proposal for Fiscal Year (FY) 2024 provides Georgia’s health care safety net with …
Overview: 2024 Fiscal Year Budget for the Georgia Department of Public Health
Gov. Kemp’s budget proposal for Fiscal Year (FY) 2024 provides Georgia’s state public health system with …
Money Matters: Comparing the Costs of Full Medicaid Expansion to the Pathways to Coverage Program
Updated February 22, 2023: In the October 2020 Pathways to Coverage approval letter, it was estimated …
Keeping Georgians Covered: Tools for Minimizing the Harm of the Medicaid Unwinding
Updated February 1, 2023: On December 29, 2022, the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2023 was signed …
Long-term Health Impact of COVID-19: Planning for Children Who Have Lost a Caregiver and Adults Experiencing Long COVID
Thank you to Mandy Alderman of COVID Survivors for Change for sharing her personal story. In 2021, COVID-19 …
Getting the Green Light for Health Care: An Update on Efforts to Get More Georgians Covered
Updated January 10, 2023: In August 2022, a federal judge in Georgia cleared the way for …
Georgia Health Budget Primer for State Fiscal Year 2023
Georgia’s 2023 Health Budget The Departments of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities, Community Health and Public Health are …
Opioid Settlement Funding Presents Opportunity to Address Georgia’s Drug Overdose Epidemic
Georgia has the opportunity to tap into millions of dollars to address the drug overdose crisis thanks to …
Georgians at Risk of Losing Medicaid as Continuous Coverage Requirement Ends
Key Takeaways: Between the start of the Medicaid continuous coverage requirement in March 2020 and December 2021 (the …