Brianna Nielson
Brianna Nielson
Deputy Director
Brianna Nielson is a Deputy Director on the Integrated Care Team at Aurrera Health Group. Brianna plays a leading role on multiple projects providing strategic policy development and analysis, technical implementation support, and project management to state and county clients.
Brianna joined the firm in August 2019 and has worked closely with the California Department of Health Care Services (DHCS) and several counties throughout the state to advance initiatives that improve the behavioral health care system through integrated, person-centered approaches, including work to support implementation of California Advancing and Innovating Medi-Cal (CalAIM). Her work with DHCS has also involved extensive stakeholder engagement activities to promote the Coordinated Care Initiative and Health Homes Program.
Prior to joining Aurrera Health Group, Brianna was a program coordinator for the ComPACT Clinic at the Veterans Affairs Hospital in St. Louis. In this role, she supported the implementation of an innovative primary care clinic designed to improve the continuation and coordination of care for individuals with multiple chronic illnesses.
Brianna has experience developing and supporting multiple programs focused on fostering collaborative partnerships with schools, nonprofits, and other community stakeholders through her work at the Catholic Institute of Lasallian Social Action. While in this position, Brianna collaborated with a family resource center to conduct an in-depth study on the effects of low health literacy and designed a visual guide of the Medi-Cal application process to make this important health coverage more understandable and attainable for Medi-Cal beneficiaries.
Brianna holds a bachelor’s degree in biology from Saint Mary’s College of California and is pursuing a master’s degree in public health with a focus on health care policy from UC Berkeley. In her free time, Brianna enjoys exploring new cities, camping out in coffee shops, and spending time with family and friends.
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BS, Biology, Saint Mary’s College of California
