Health 2049: Hanni Stoklosa, MD, MPH, Co-Founder and CMO of HEAL Trafficking
Jason Helgerson co-hosts the Health 2049 podcast with Bisi Williams of the Massive Change Network.
In this thought-provoking episode of Health2049, we have a captivating conversation with Dr. Hanni Stoklosa, Chief Medical Officer of Heal Trafficking. Explore the transformative potential of healthcare in preventing human trafficking and envision a global system that actively responds to and prevents such exploitation. The podcast emphasizes the importance of incentivizing health systems, measuring success and concludes with a vivid portrayal of a compassionate, trauma-informed healthcare experience in 2049. Join the discussion on shaping a brighter, equitable healthcare future through interventions today.
Hanni Stoklosa, MD, MPH, is co-founder and CMO of HEAL Trafficking, an emergency physician at Brigham and Women's Hospital (BWH) with appointments at Harvard Medical School and the Harvard Humanitarian Initiative.
Dr. Stoklosa is an internationally-recognized expert, advocate, researcher, and speaker on the wellbeing of trafficking survivors in the U.S. and internationally through a public health lens. She has advised the United Nations, International Organization for Migration, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, U.S. Department of Labor, U.S. Department of State, and the National Academy of Medicine on issues of human trafficking and testified as an expert witness multiple times before the U.S. Congress. Moreover, she has conducted research on trafficking and persons facing the most significant social, economic, and health challenges in a diversity of settings including Australia, China, Egypt, Guatemala, India, Liberia, Nepal, Kazakhstan, the Philippines, South Sudan, Taiwan, and Thailand.
Among other accolades, Dr. Stoklosa has been honored with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of Women's Health Emerging Leader award, the Harvard Medical School Dean's Faculty Community Service award, has been named as an Aspen Health Innovator and National Academy of Medicine Emerging Leader. Her anti-trafficking work has been featured by CNN, the New York Times, National Public Radio, Fortune, Glamour, Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, STAT News, and Marketplace.
Dr. Stoklosa published the first textbook addressing the public health response to trafficking, "Human Trafficking Is a Public Health Issue, A Paradigm Expansion in the United States."
