Partnering with Communities to Advocate for Sustainable Change.

I'm a public health leader dedicated to designing innovative, community-centered solutions.

Explore My Work
Ruhi Nath

Flagship Work

Leading a National Effort to Reduce Maternal Mortality

At Stanford's Dunlevie Center for Maternal Fetal Medicine, I am proud to manage the flagship PRomoting Improvement in Hemorrhage-related Severe Maternal Morbidity (PRIHSM) initiative, dedicated to tackling the maternal mortality crisis across the country. We are developing and implementing innovative, community-based models of care to reduce rates of cesarean births and cesarean-linked hemorrhage through improved obstetric care.

Learn More at PRIHSM

My Mission

My work in public health is animated by a single, core belief: that everyone deserves the opportunity to live a healthy and dignified life. I have dedicated my career to turning this principle into reality by uniting research, community engagement, and strategic program management.

I build solutions that uplift community voices and dismantle systemic barriers to well-being. A key example is my work at the Massachusetts Association of Community Health Workers (MACHW), where I secured a $1.39 million state grant to create a new behavioral health pipeline—a program that empowers community health workers with lived experience to lead and serve.

This commitment now drives my work as a Program Manager at Stanford's PRIHSM, where I lead national efforts to end the maternal mortality crisis. For me, this is more than a profession—it's a lifelong mission to foster hope, build resilient communities, and forge a healthier, more just world.

Education

Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health

Master of Public Health, Health Management

University of California, Berkeley

Bachelor of Arts, Public Health

Featured Work Projects

CHW Workforce Pipeline

At the Massachusetts Association of Community Health Workers, I secured a landmark $1.39M state grant to establish a new behavioral health pipeline, creating advanced career and educational opportunities for community health workers to profoundly impact their communities. I created a 60-page training curriculum for the state and established sustainable data collection and evaluation strategies. Additionally, I managed the organization’s communications strategy, overseeing a website redesign, quarterly newsletter, and social media platforms.

Centers for Disease Control

At the San Bernardino County Department of Public Health, I coordinated large-scale community events and trainings, including launching the County’s first remote employee training program. I conducted case investigations, provided patient education, and served as a trusted public health resource by counseling residents on immunization concerns and authoring quarterly health advisories for county-wide distribution.

Pediatric Cancer Trials

As a Clinical Research Coordinator at Stanford’s Cancer Clinical Trials Office, I managed 15 multi-institutional pediatric oncology trials, ensuring partner site performance, compliance, and operational excellence across a complex clinical ecosystem. I coordinated contracting and vendor relationships while serving as a cross-functional liaison among sponsors, trial sites, researchers, and care teams. In addition, I developed onboarding curriculum and standard operating procedures that streamlined workflows, drove quality improvement, and strengthened team capacity.

Disability Bioethics Seminar

Co-designed a landmark virtual seminar, uniting leading scholars to shape the future of applied disability bioethics in a fully accessible environment.

Leaders in Health Community Training Program

Supported three Boston-based community partners over the course of an eight-week certification program in developing projects utilizing the principles of community-based participatory research. Responsible for coaching, mentorship, leadership development and support on how to apply course principles to community projects.

Graduate Student Advocacy

Championed the needs of the entire Harvard School of Public Health graduate student body by mobilizing over 1,000 peers, compelling Harvard's administration to have a dialogue around university-wide improvements to alumni resources and pandemic learning inequities.

South Asian Community Dialogue

Ignited a vital, large-scale dialogue on social issues within the South Asian community through viral infographics, fostering deeper understanding and challenging long-held stereotypes.

100 Strong Mentorship

Forged a powerful mentorship pipeline for young women by co-founding a non-profit from the ground up, empowering the next generation of female leaders with vital confidence and leadership skills.

Selected Publications & Features

Improving Diagnosis and Treatment of Maternal Sepsis: A Quality Improvement Toolkit.

Main EK, Sakowski C, Nath R, Bauer ME, Gibbs RS. California Maternal Quality Care Collaborative, 2025.

CMQCC obstetric sepsis toolkit update: A patient-centered approach to quality improvement

Published in the American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Community Health Workers: The Health Equity Workforce

Health Resources in Action (HRiA)

Database Development Leads to Significant Improvement in Oncology Clinical Trial Enrollment and Child Health.

Presented at the Stanford Child Health Research Institute Symposium

Database Development for Essential Data Capture Leads to Significant Improvement in Oncology Clinical Trial Enrollment.

Presented at the National Children's Oncology Group Fall Meeting

Spotlight on the Public Health Associates Program

The Associate Collective, CDC

Differentiating the roles of STAT5B and STAT5A in human CD4+ T cells.

The Journal of Clinical Immunology

Stat5b, Not Stat5a, Is a Critical Modulator of Human Treg Development and Function.

The Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Let's Connect

I am always open to collaboration, new ideas, and conversations about how we can build a more vibrant future. Please feel free to reach out.

Consulting

PH SPOT September – October 2023

Supported this trusted and impactful career development resource and community for public health professionals by managing membership calls, writing blog posts, and facilitating virtual programming.

Calor Research Office June 2023

Supported the team with submission of a National Science Foundation grant.

The Heights Hospital December – February 2022

Conducted intensive community-informed and evidence-based research on community level demographics, patient needs and service gaps. Developed original anchor mission, values statement, and vision statement for new hospital.

Graduate Student Consultant for FoodLink March – May 2021

Designed a sustainable service delivery system to optimize the organization’s volunteer labor pool, which supported the expansion of this nonprofit despite limited full-time staff and volunteer supply.

American Heart Association (AHA) June – December 2020

Designed six interactive health equity exercises to promote a culture of equity within nonprofit organizations, which were incorporated into AHA National Health Equity Office’s continuing education curriculum for health care professionals.

Graduate Student Consultant for a State Agency September – December 2020

Conducted a root cause analysis on how to structurally address racial disparities in juvenile youth confinement and restraint across the state. Presented analysis findings and recommendations to address statewide policy.

Bloomberg Harvard City Leadership Initiative June – August 2020

Led services gap analysis and presented policy recommendations regarding mental health service benefits offered to Arlington, Texas city employees.