Mia Cacho

Job title: 
NAV2CAL Fellow
Bio/CV: 

About Mia:

Mia (she/her) is a third year, low-income, latina at the University of California, Berkeley. She intends to major in Public Health and is an active member of the community at Cal. She is currently working with Cal UPHC, NAVCAL, NAV2CAL, and the FLSA as an outreach co-chair. Outside of Cal, she is a near peer advisor for Richmond Promise Organization. In the past,  she has interned with Neolth, Kaiser Permanente Launch, and Contra Costa County's Health Services. In the future, she hopes to participate in research concerning the environmental impacts on community health, health disparities, and educational disparities. Mia also wants to pursue a career within the health or public health field someday to improve the health of her community.

Accolades

Scholarships/Awards

  • Fiat Lux Scholarship Recipient & Scholar

  • Contra Costa Health Services Internship 2022-2023
  • UCSF Undergraduate Research Internship 2023

  • 2x NAV2CAL Research Internship Participant

  • 2x NAV2CAL Application Support Internship Participant

  • Cal Alumni The Leadership Award (TLA) Scholarship Recipient

  • Richmond Promise Scholarship Recipient & Scholar

  • 2x Richmond Promise Ambassador Position

  • Richmond Promise Summer Associates Program Intern 2023
  • Biology Scholars Program Participant

  • Black Sheep Position

  • Harvard Public Health Convention Participant

  • Kaiser Permanente Launch Internship!

Research interests: 

Healthcare System, Health Disparities, Underrepresented Populations in Healthcare, Education