标题: 凯瑟琳-戈特利布 阿拉斯加卫生保健领袖 [打印本页] 作者: shiyi18 时间: 2022-3-15 00:54 标题: 凯瑟琳-戈特利布 阿拉斯加卫生保健领袖 Katherine Gottlieb
Alaskan Health Care Leader | Class of 2004
Elevating the standards of primary care delivery to address the specific needs of Native Alaskan families.
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Title
Alaskan Health Care Leader
Affiliation
Southcentral Foundation
Location
Anchorage, Alaska
Age
52 at time of award
Area of Focus
Health Care Delivery
Published September 28, 2004
ABOUT KATHERINE'S WORK
Katherine Gottlieb has transformed health care and related health programs in her Native Alaskan community. As head of the nonprofit Southcentral Foundation, Gottlieb recast the organizational focus toward patient-centered health care and away from on mass delivery of social welfare to underprivileged populations. In the process, she elevated the quality of service to the highest standard of medical care while decreasing the demand on the most expensive resources. The reach of Gottlieb's programs extends well beyond primary care. The Dena A Coy Residential Treatment Center is the first residential facility for pregnant women in the United States focused on preventing fetal alcohol syndrome. Pathway Home, a transitional living center, addresses the challenges of substance abuse, violence, and suicide among Native Alaskan teenagers. With the Family Wellness Warriors Initiative, Gottlieb seeks to revitalize the traditional role of Native Alaskan men as protectors and providers, making them less inclined to fall into a pattern of domestic abuse. Under Gottlieb’s leadership, the Southcentral Foundation network has demonstrated that high-quality health care and effective preventive services are possible, even in communities facing obstacles of poverty and geographic isolation.
BIOGRAPHY
Katherine Gottlieb began her career as a community health aide in her hometown of Seldovia, Alaska, in 1987. In 1987, she took a position as a receptionist with the then five-year-old Southcentral Foundation. She then earned a B.A. (1990) and an M.B.A. (1995) with an emphasis on public health from Alaska Pacific University and rose to the position of president and CEO. Gottlieb has spearheaded the growth of Southcentral Foundation, developing more than 75 medical, behavioral health, and community programs that serve more than 40,000 Native Alaskans and their families.
