Jack Alferio (he/him)
Black and white photo of Jack Alferio.
Jack Alferio joined the Community Health Access Initiative at the University of Michigan School of Public Health as an undergraduate student at Eastern Michigan University. As a member of CHAI, he has collaborated with medical and mental health clinicians, community organizations, and LGBTQIA+ young adults to develop training content related to LGBTQIA+ adolescent mental health.
Jack is currently working in the healthcare field and has been accepted to the Master’s of Education program at the University of Toledo for 2022.
Jack is interested in speaking on panels related to LGBTQIA+ health and participating in focus groups. He can be reached at jackalferio@gmail.com
Essential Contributions
As a member of the Community Health Access Initiative, Jack has contributed to the creation of the following health information resources:
Training content development: Understanding & Supporting LGBTQIA+ Youth’s Mental Health in Primary Care.
Training attended by >300 participants across two years.
Content development, co-design, and facilitation: Resilience in LGBTQIA+ Youth.
This 60-minute training was attended by >100 clinicians and educators, at the Adolescent Health Initiative’s 2021 Conference on Adolescent Health.
Photo credit: Disabled and Here
Content development and co-design: We Don’t Live Single-Issue Lives: Intersectional Approaches to LGBTQIA+ Health.
This 90-minute training took place during the Adolescent Health Initiative’s 2019 Conference on Adolescent Health.
Panelist: Understanding the Mental Healthcare Needs of Transgender & Non-Binary Youth as part of a 13-week series of trainings for mental health clinicians, attended by >50 participants.
Co-author and co-design: Combating Anti-Blackness in Medicine: A Resource for Providers. Click here to access.
Additional Contributions
Participated in collaborative web design process for www.lgbtqiamidest.org
Provided crucial feedback to content and design of all resources created by CHAI and its predecessor, MFierce. To see all of the resources, visit www.lgbtqiamidwest.org and filter by Made by CHAI
Testimonials
“Jack is such a compassionate member of the CHAI team. He consistently looks for the best in his colleagues and champions their efforts. Jack has provided expert support in co-facilitating meetings, identifying meaningful goals for the project, and lending insight to CHAI’s training and health information content. In Jack’s next role, he will surely champion equity, affirmation, and transformation for his colleagues and communities. ”
“Jack is a great leader and always ensures that everyone has an opportunity to contribute. Jack is willing to take the initiative to get a project started and never hesitates to speak up when he has something to add to the discussion. Jack is a formidable advocate for those he works with and the communities his work contributes to. I know Jack will make an excellent educator in the future and we have been so lucky to learn from him over the last three years.”
“I’ve loved the opportunity to collaborate with Jack on the CHAI project. Jack engages as both a learner and an educator, bringing depth to discussions by examining issues from an intersectional and historical lens.”