Women's History Month \ Founder Dr. Loretta Jones

Dr. Loretta Jones

Women’s History Month is a time to look back on women who paved the way and our founder Dr.Loretta Jones was the cornerstone in bridging the gap in our communities. She fought every day to shed light on injustice in all aspects of life including health disparities. Her career spanned more than 40 years as a civil rights activist, health policy advocate, and social architect. Dr. Loretta Jones was a person who fought for people who weren’t able to be in the room. She pioneered Community Partnered Participatory Research (CPPR), a community-academic research model for connecting academic medical center researchers to the community. In 2017 Dr. Jones was presented the UCLA Medal, the university's highest honor. She was the first African American non-medical woman to be published in JAMA. She was also published in Ethnicity & Disease and is a co-author of more than 50 peer-reviewed articles. While there are many more accolades that show how hard she worked for her community, we believe that who she was as a person speaks louder. She was a mentor to all and was always generous with her time and knowledge. Along with that, she kept an open door to anyone who needed help. She gave her heart to all those who needed love and many people of the community looked to her as a friend, mother, and grandmother. Dr. Loretta Jones was a person who believed in the betterment of all.