Sheree Keitt Dr.P.H., M.P.H.

Sheree H. Keitt, Dr.P.H., CHES is the program director for the Vaccine Equity and Access Program (VEAP) at Community Catalyst. The VEAP supports communitybased organizations in developing and implementing effective health communication and community engagement strategies designed to increase vaccine confidence and acceptance and increase vaccine coverage in BIPOC communities experiencing disparities. Dr. Keitt has over 20 years of experience working in the nonprofit and public health sectors on local, state, and national levels. Her research and practice experience has primarily focused on addressing chronic disease prevention and racial and ethnic disparities in maternal, child, and adolescent health and health promotion. Early in her career, Dr. Keitt worked in her hometown—first in community development through AmeriCorps, followed by the local Healthy Start Initiative where she served as a trusted community voice to build a collaboration of organizations and community members to discuss strategies to address racial and ethnic disparities and inequities in maternal and infant health outcomes. Prior to Community Catalyst, Dr. Keitt worked at the National Healthy Start Association (NHSA), where she managed projects that focused on infant and maternal mortality reduction and family well-being. She was responsible for the overall planning and delivery of training and technical assistance to NHSA members in the areas of women’s health, maternal morbidity and mortality, men’s health and fatherhood, and racism and equity. Dr. Keitt also worked at the National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO), where she managed multiple CDC cooperative agreements on the Safe, Healthy and Resilient Communities team. While at NACCHO, she also provided training and technical assistance on the Reducing Disparities in Breastfeeding through Peer and Professional Lactation Support project, which focused on increasing lactation support in African-American and underserved communities. Dr. Keitt earned a bachelor’s of arts degree in advertising from Michigan State University; a graduate certificate in public health from the University at Albany, SUNY; and both a master’s of public health degree in Community Health and a doctor of public health degree from Walden University. Dr. Keitt is also a Certified Health Education Specialist. She is committed to advancing equity and community resilience by addressing the social determinants of health to reduce disparities and improve population health outcomes.