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Brittany Perrotte
Project Director at American Public Health Association
Brittany Perrotte is the Project Director for the Healthiest Cities & Counties Challenge at the American Public Health Association (APHA).12 She holds a Master of Public Health (MPH) degree.2
In her role, Perrotte leads an initiative that supports local communities in addressing social determinants of health and advancing health equity.1 The Challenge, funded by the Aetna Foundation and led in partnership with APHA, the National Association of Counties, and Healthy Places by Design, provides flexible funding and technical assistance to 20 communities working to improve access to healthy foods and health services.1
Perrotte is passionate about community-led initiatives and emphasizes the importance of multisector collaboration and authentic community engagement in addressing public health issues.1 She has been involved in efforts to reimagine traditional funding frameworks to better support local communities in tackling social determinants of health, particularly in the context of food insecurity and its disproportionate impact on communities of color.1
Her work aligns with the Public Health 3.0 model, which promotes multisector collaboration to address social determinants of health at the local level.1 Perrotte has contributed to discussions on how to improve funding practices to support complex systems change efforts and authentic community engagement.1
