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Wellness Equity Alliance is proud to welcome R. Dakota Carter, MD, Ed.D, as our new Chief Behavioral Health Officer. A nationally recognized physician leader, Dr. Carter brings a unique blend of clinical expertise, educational innovation, and visionary leadership to our mission of advancing health equity. Triple board-certified in General/Adult Psychiatry, Child/Adolescent Psychiatry, and Addiction Medicine, Dr. Carter has led transformative behavioral health initiatives across the country – improving access, quality, and culturally competent care for vulnerable populations. His scholarly work and teaching have shaped national standards for psychiatric education and practice. “Behavioral health is at the heart of equity,” said Tyler B. Evans, MD, MS, MPH, DTMH, FIDSA, CEO and Co-Founder of Wellness Equity Alliance. “Dr. Carter’s leadership reflects the future of integrated care – one where compassion, science, and justice are inseparable.” We are honored to welcome Dr. Carter to our leadership team as we continue to build systems of care that meet people where they are.

Wellness Equity Alliance Calls on Bernalillo County to Honor Commitment to Patients Wellness Equity Alliance (WEA) is deeply concerned by Bernalillo County’s sudden decision to terminate contracts supporting school-based mobile health and behavioral health care at the Metropolitan Detention Center. This reversal, with less than seven days’ notice, jeopardizes care for hundreds of children, families, and justice-involved individuals. “We acted in good faith and stood down all advocacy and media outreach because we believed the County’s leadership when they promised us time to transition our patients responsibly,” said Dr. Tyler B. Evans, MD, MS, MPH, AAHIVS, DTMH, FIDSA, WEA Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer. “Now, with only days of notice, we are being directed to commit physician abandonment, something both unethical and contrary to New Mexico medical standards.” WEA remains committed to finding a fair resolution and protecting the communities most at risk. Comment below to show your support! 👉 Read the full press release here: https://lnkd.in/eND6_WZ4

Join us today at American Public Health Association Annual Meeting! Don’t miss Dr. Tyler B. Evans, MD, MS, MPH, DTMH, FIDSA, Co-Founder and CEO of Wellness Equity Alliance, live on the Ignition Stage at 1:00 PM EST for a presentation on his new book, Pandemics, Poverty, and Politics: Decoding the Social and Political Drivers of Pandemics from Plague to COVID-19. Drawing on two decades of work across more than 100 countries, Dr. Evans unpacks a vital truth: healthcare is not the same as health. Through stories from refugee camps, city streets, and pandemic command centers, he explores how poverty, discrimination, and politics, not pathogens, determine who lives and who dies. Also, be sure to request a copy of the Syllabus Companion today: https://lnkd.in/e6Jv8Gtr 📍 Ignition Stage | 1:00–1:20 PM EST #APHA2025 #PublicHealth #HealthEquity #SocialDeterminants #PandemicsPovertyPolitics #WellnessEquityAlliance

We’re hiring! Nurse Manager | Behavioral Health Crisis Walk-In Center, Indio, CA If you are a registered nurse with a passion for trauma-informed crisis care and the leadership skills to match, we want to hear from you! Wellness Equity Alliance is looking for an experienced Nurse Manager to lead nursing operations at the Behavioral Health Crisis Walk-In Clinic in Indio, CA. This is a hands-on leadership role in a 24/7 crisis care environment serving people experiencing acute psychiatric, behavioral health, and substance use needs. The Nurse Manager will lead and support our nursing team, oversee clinical operations and quality, strengthen staff training and development, and work closely with psychiatrists, therapists, peer support specialists, case managers, and community partners to help ensure safe, responsive, trauma-informed care. We’re looking for an RN leader with strong clinical judgment, behavioral health or crisis experience, and the ability to lead calmly and effectively in a fast-moving environment. 👉 Apply here: https://lnkd.in/g3mrHE3t #Hiring #NurseManager #BehavioralHealth #Indio #PublicHealth #WellnessEquityAlliance

We’re hiring! Are you an NP or PA who wants to do more than practice medicine inside traditional healthcare settings? Wellness Equity Alliance (WEA) is seeking an Advanced Practice Provider (NP/PA) to join our growing Street Medicine team in San Bernardino. This is an opportunity to bring high-quality healthcare directly to people experiencing homelessness and other historically underserved communities—meeting patients where they are, including encampments, shelters, vehicles, tents, and temporary housing. 👉 Make an Impact Where It Matters Our Street Medicine program brings together primary care, mental health, substance use disorder treatment, infectious disease care, harm reduction, and care coordination to reduce barriers and advance health equity. As an APP, you will play a critical role in building trust with the community while providing compassionate, patient-centered care. 👉 What We’re Looking For • Active, unrestricted California Nurse Practitioner (NP) or Physician Assistant (PA) license • Current BLS/CPR certification • Experience working with diverse cultural backgrounds in a healthcare setting • Ability to work independently while collaborating effectively with multidisciplinary teams • Experience or interest in working with people experiencing homelessness and other historically marginalized populations • Knowledge of primary care, street medicine, infectious disease, mental health, and/or substance use disorders preferred • Medical Spanish and cultural competency with Latinx communities strongly preferred 👉 Apply today and help us advance health equity through community-based care. https://lnkd.in/gpMBnPVs #Hiring #NursePractitioner #PhysicianAssistant #NPJobs #PAJobs #SanBernardinoJobs #StreetMedicine #PublicHealth #HealthEquity #WellnessEquityAlliance

A death from an unknown infection at a Russian anti-plague laboratory is drawing attention because of the pathogen being investigated. On CNN News Central, Wellness Equity Alliance’s CEO and Founder Tyler B. Evans, MD, MS, MPH, DTMH, FIDSA discussed pneumonic plague, how it differs from other forms of the disease, and why rapid containment and epidemiological investigation are central to the response. 👉 “On a scale from 0 to 10, ten being the highest risk, for the Russia region, for Siberia, I put this maybe at a level two right now. Globally, I put this at a level one.” Plague is not simply a disease of history. Cases still occur, and pneumonic plague can spread from person to person. But surveillance, quarantine, laboratory capacity, and effective antibiotics fundamentally change the public health response. That intersection between infectious disease and the systems built to detect and contain it is also central to Dr. Evans’s book, Pandemics, Poverty, and Politics, which examines why outbreaks become crises—and how public health infrastructure can alter their course. Pandemics, Poverty, and Politics https://lnkd.in/gFUsn8b5 #Plague #InfectiousDisease #PandemicPreparedness #PublicHealth #WellnessEquityAlliance