Hortensia Amaro is a Cuban-American educator, and formerly Distinguished Professor at Northeastern University[1] and Associate Vice Provost of Community Research and Dean's Professor of Social Work and Preventative Medicine at the University of Southern California.
[3] From a young age, she recognized that there was a demand for public health services in her area, particularly by immigrants and minorities.
[3] Amaro assisted in the development and implementation of numerous treatment and prevention models as well as the creation and establishment of several clinical interventions and programs dedicated to substance abuse, mental health and HIV/AIDS treatment and prevention that target women and minorities.
The IUHP targets issues surrounding health equity and disease prevention among residents of the greater Boston area.
Consequently, Amaro developed and implemented numerous substance-abuse treatment and prevention programs at IUHP including:[5]