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Michele Tedder
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Michele Tedder, MSN, RN is a Senior Program Manager at the Black Women’s
Health Imperative (BWHI), the only National non-profit focused on the health and
wellness of Black women and girls. She is the lead on BWHI’s current evaluation
of their virtual diabetes prevention program using their culturally tailored
curriculum approved by the CDC in 2020, app and high touch coaching model of
program delivery; and she has led the creation of BWHI’s family-centered
Diabetes Self-Management Support Program curriculum recently pilot tested by
three sites.
Having struggled with her weight since childhood Michele knows what it is like to
experience the negative impacts of living with a chronic disease like obesity.
Through her lived experience she uses her influence to advocate for comprehensive
and equitable obesity care. She is a sought-after speaker, panelist and subject
matter expert discussing issues and policies that impact access to obesity care.
Michele has served as a subject matter expert on obesity for the American
Diabetes Association, the American Medical Women’s Association, the National
Foundation of W omen Legislators, the National Black Caucus of State
Legislators, the American College of Gynecologists and DiaTribe Musings.
Michele was recently a recipient of the 2023 HealtheVoices Impact Award
sponsored by Johnson and Johnson, given to health advocates to support the
advancement of their work. Michele recently joined the national board of directors
of the Obesity Action Coalition, a national non-profit dedicated to raising
awareness and improving access to the prevention and treatment of obesity.
She is also the founder of Village Empowerment Solutions, a consulting business
focused on supporting organizations in the development of strategies that improve
health outcomes for people living with chronic diseases. Michele holds a
bachelor’s degree in nursing from the University of Pittsburgh and a master’s in
nursing education from Indiana University of Pennsylvania.
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