Wendy Nakatsukasa-Ono, MPH

Center for Health Training
1809 Seventh Avenue, Suite 400
Seattle, WA
USA 98101
Email: wono@jba-cht.com

Biographical Sketch:
1999-present – Program Director, Center for Health Training, Seattle, WA 1995-present – Community Health Planner, Center for MultiCultural Health, Seattle, WA 1994-1995 – Community Assessment Coordinator, Public Health—Seattle & King County, Seattle, WA 1992-1994 – Senior Associate, Emeritus Corporation, St. Paul, MN 1988-1992 – Director of Research and Development, Minnesota Institute of Public Health, Anoka, MN Manages the Region X Infertility Prevention Project, a CDC-funded initiative to prevent STD-related infertility and other complications of pelvic inflammatory disease and to reduce racial/ethnic disparities in gonorrhea and Chlamydia Managed federal, state and privately funded projects including: Increasing Screening and Follow-Up Rates to Reduce Colon Cancer Incidence and Mortality among African Americans, Washington State Department of Health, 2006-2007 Status of Women and Girls in Puget Sound, Women’s Funding Alliance, 2006-2007 Improving Family Planning and Reproductive Health Services for Individuals with Limited English Proficiency, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Population Affairs, Service Delivery Improvement Project, 2002-2004 Perceptions of Male Sexual Responsibility: A Qualitative Study of Young Men, Washington State Department of Health (U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Population Affairs, Service Delivery Improvement Project), 1996-1999 Numerous scientific and other presentations at national, regional and state meetings including: Gonorrhea Positivity in Region X Infertility Prevention Project Clients, 2007, Region X Infertility Prevention Project, Regional Advisory Committee meeting, Seattle, WA, 2009 Trends in Chlamydia Positivity Among Asian and Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific Islander Women Age 15-24 in Region X Infertility Prevention Project Family Planning Clinics, 2000-2006, American Public Health Association, San Diego, CA, 2008 Trends in Chlamydia Positivity Among Asian and Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific Islander Women Age 15-24 in Region X Infertility Prevention Project Family Planning Clinics, 2000-2006, National STD Prevention Conference, Chicago, IL, 2008 Achieving Cultural Proficiency: Working with the Changing Populations of Family Planning Clinics. National Family Planning and Reproductive Health Association’s 34th National Conference, Washington, DC, 2007. Factors Affecting Chlamydia Positivity Among Female Clients 25 to 29 Years of Age in Region X Infertility Prevention Project STD Clinic Sites, Region X Infertility Prevention Project, Regional Advisory Committee meeting, Seattle, WA, 2005 Addressing Health Disparities in the Hispanic/Latino and Russian-Speaking Communities: Partnerships with Family Planning Clinics and Community-Based Organizations in Washington State,” Diversity RX Conference; Washington DC, 2005 Improving Family Planning and Reproductive Health Services for Individuals with Limited English Proficiency, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Conference on Health Promotion and Health Education, Orlando, Florida, 2004