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Alexis Charpentier is the CEO of Waikiki Health. Previously, she served as the Director of Prevention at National Alliance of State and Territorial AIDS Directors (NASTAD). At NASTAD, Alexis led the CDC-funded programmatic and technical assistance portfolio. Prior to NASTAD, she held the position of HIV Intervention Services Supervisor and Epidemiological Specialist IV at the Hawaii Department of Health, where she oversaw HIV prevention, intervention, and care activities aimed at reducing the number of new HIV transmissions in Hawaii.
Alexis was awarded a Bloomberg Fellowship in 2020, named one of the de Beaumont Foundation’s 40 under 40 public health leaders in the nation in 2021, and selected as an Association of State and Territorial Health Officials’ Diverse Executives Leading in Public Health scholar in 2022. Alexis received a B.A. from the University of Portland and completed her M.P.H. at Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health.
Waikiki Health provides compassionate healing and expert care that result in improved health and quality of life for all in our island community. The mission of Waikiki Health is to provide quality medical and social services that are accessible and affordable for everyone, regardless of ability to pay. We have been providing compassionate healing and expert care since 1967. Medical and social services are provided at clinics in Waikiki, Kaimuki, and across Oahu.
At Waikiki Health, everyone is welcome to receive quality health care. Our doctors, nurses, counselors, pharmacy staff, and healthcare specialists work together to help you live a healthy life. You’re not just a patient or client, you’re a member of our ohana.
Waikiki Health is a Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC), that is deemed by the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) to be a federal employee for purposes of medical malpractice claims and, as such, qualified for protection under the Federal Tort Claims Act (FTCA).
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