FORA.tv Speaker - LaVaughn Palma-Davis

LaVaughn Palma-Davis is the Senior Director for University Health and Well Being Initiatives. In this role she provides leadership for the implementation of Michigan Healthy Community, an ambitious, collaborative effort to leverage the University’s resources to promote the health and well-being of its faculty, staff, dependents, retirees and students. LaVaughn also serves as the Administrator for the University of Michigan Health System’s Occupational Health and Health Promotion Services. These include the MWorks Occupational Health Clinic, Employee Health Services, MWorks Disability Management Services, the UMHS Employee Assistance Program, and the MFit Health Promotion Division. She is responsible for approximately 85 employees who provide services to the University of Michigan, to its patients and area communities and to approximately 300 other employers in Southeastern Michigan. LaVaughn received her B.S. in health education from the University of Dayton and her M.A. in public health education from Central Michigan University.