Today, we begin our annual summer series highlighting the great work of Clinton School graduates across Arkansas, the country and the world. We begin with 2011 graduate Anna Strong:
After completing her final Clinton School project with Arkansas Advocates for Children and Families, a nonprofit advocacy organization that aims to give children a voice in the public policy process, Strong was named health care policy director for the organization.
She works to increase access to health care for Arkansas children through strengthening the State Children’s Health Insurance Program, which provides healthcare coverage to low- and middle-income families. She’s also been heavily involved in the implementation of the Affordable Care Act in Arkansas, working to ensure that children and families have a voice in the process. Strong says she’s proud to have been involved in the state’s decision to expand its Medicaid program during the 2013 legislative session.
“It was wonderful to be able to build relationships and complete meaningful fieldwork during my time at the Clinton School that led to me fulfilling a career dream,” Strong says of her Clinton School experience. “It has also been wonderful to work with my UACS classmates as colleagues here in Arkansas. Our collective efforts are making a difference as we all help each other build bridges that make this world a better place.”
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