Project Director
John Snow Inc./AIDS.gov
Health Services
116 New Montgomery Street Suite 605
San Francisco,
CA
USA
94105
Janderson@jsi.com
Biographical Sketch:
Jennie Andersen’s expertise is in the areas of health literacy, health education, health communication, and use of new media for health communication. Since joining JSI in 2006 Ms. Andersen has served as the Communications Specialist on JSI’s national project, AIDS.gov. She was the Coordinator of Health Literacy Studies at the Harvard School of Public Health where she managed projects, conducted research, and wrote publications focusing on health literacy. At the New York City's Department of Health's AIDS Institute, Researched, wrote, and edited publications for the HIV Clinical Guidelines Program and the HIV Quality of Care Program including best practices, journal articles, and patient education materials. She was a Health Services Specialist at Planned parenthood Mar Monte where she counseled primarily low-income Spanish-speaking clients on family planning, STDs, HIV/AIDS, and pregnancy. Ms. Andersen is fluent in Spanish.