Mavis Nimoh has worked to scale population-level behavioral health and social interventions for more than 20 years with a specialty in equity-based public systems transformation. She has designed award winning and innovative curriculum, programs, and campaigns; and is often called upon for lectures, presentations, keynotes and consultation with organizations keen on fostering inclusive environments; seeking program evaluation services; and community power-building strategies.
She is presently CEO of Tapestry Health Systems, a multisite community health organization specializing in comprehensive harm reduction strategies and services; sexual reproductive health access for marginalized communties and residency training; and food insecurity for women and children across Western Massachusetts. Her current research interests include reproductive health justice and narrowing health equity gaps in sexual reproductive healthcare and wellness for Black, Indigineous, and Multicultral people with histories of drug abuse and/or criminal legal system involvement. Mavis was formerly the Executive Director at the Center for Health and Justice Transformation, Rhode Island's foremost social and health justice think tank.
Research interests: Overdose Prevention and MOUD Use in Racialized Populations; Community Health Promotion; Trauma Informed Reentry Models; Infectious Disease Mitigation and Stigma Reduction for Women and Girls; Termination of Parental Rights for Racialized Women with Substance Use Disorders; Black Resistance Movements; and Criminal Legal System Reform.
