Ana Bonilla Martinez

Ana Bonilla Martinez (she/her) is the Program Manager for the Penn Medicine Center for Health Equity Advancement (CHEA) in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Ana directs CHEA’s social accountability programs and manages several initiatives and research projects related to screening and addressing patients’ health-related social needs. This includes managing the Food Access Support Technology (FAST); a centralized platform bringing relief to individuals impacted by food insecurity. FAST collaborates with community-based organizations and minority-owned small businesses to facilitate a city-wide, coordinated, and timely response to food insecurity. Ana has extensive experience working in community settings, managing programs that aim to mitigate health care and health disparities, and leading community education and outreach initiatives.

The Penn Medicine Center for Health Equity Advancement (CHEA) is a nationally recognized center situated within a large health system with a vision to advance health equity through research, clinical care and operations, workforce development, community partnerships, and public health policy. Our work is grounded in evidence-based methodologies, interdisciplinary collaboration, and a data-driven approach to addressing disparities in healthcare delivery, outcomes, and access. CHEA aims to addresses social drivers of health, like food access, through innovative social accountability programs such as the Food Access Support Technology (FAST) and the Social Needs Response Team, which combines education and service delivery through prioritizing patient care with immediate benefits alongside student learning.