Ann Bustamante is a community consultant who works on health programs to improve health equity and reduce chronic conditions. She helps increase local health jurisdictions' capacity for foundational public health. Ann consults on topics like healthy eating, active living, clinical linkages, and health systems improvement for diabetes, stroke and hypertension prevention. She applies concepts of community resilience and participatory action to foster community knowledge, adaptability, and participation. In her work, Ann draws from over five years of experience building capacity for public health, health systems, and community organizations to address population health, as well as involvement in environmental and social justice projects outside of her professional work.

1. Expertise:CrossAgencyHealthySystemsWorkgroup, EnvironmentalandSocial Justice
CommunityConsultant
Ann Bustamante
(360)236-3747
ann.bustamante@doh.wa.gov
Ann’s Contracts & Relationships
Funding/Grant Contractor Topic Areas Covered
CDC 1422 BetterHealthTogether HealthyEating,Active Living,Providerand
Clinical Linkages andHealthSystems
ImprovementforDiabetes,Stroke and
HypertensionPrevention
Maternal and
ChildHealth
BlockGrant
Local HealthJurisdictions:
Adams, Asotin,Columbia,
Garfield,Lincoln, Northeast
Tri County (Ferry,Stevens,
PendOreille), Spokane,
Thurston
ChildrenwithSpecialHealthCare Needs,
Adverse ChildhoodExperiences,Universal
DevelopmentalScreening
CDC Tobacco,
PHBG and State
Youth Tobacco
Prevention
Spokane Regional Health
District
Tobacco PreventionandControl
What Ann Does
Annconsultson communityhealth programstoimprove healthequity andreduce impactof chronic
conditions. She workstoincrease Local HealthJurisdictioncapacityforfoundational publichealth. She
appliesconceptsof communityresilience andparticipatoryaction tofostercommunityknowledge,
adaptabilityandparticipation.
Ann’s Experience
Her interestincommunityhealth spansbeyond herprofessional work asshe isinvolvedin
environmental andsocial justice projectsoutside of work.Insummer2015 she participatedina
conservationprograminGuyanato explore resilience inanAmerindiancommunity managingecology,
growth,indigenouscultural tourism, policy,governance andsocial challenges.She hasoverfive years’
experience workingonaspectsof the Affordable Care Act buildingcapacityforpublichealth,health
systemsandcommunityorganizationstoaddress populationhealth.