Henrie M. Treadwell, MA, PhD

Morehouse School of Medicine

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Dr. Treadwell is Founding Director of Community Voices: HealthCare for the Underserved and is Research Professor, Department of Community Health and Preventive Medicine. Prior to joining the Morehouse School of Medicine, she served for 17 years as Program Director, Health at the Kellogg Foundation and was responsible for grantmaking in the United States, Central and Latin America, southern Africa and China. She served as the National Director for the childhood obesity prevention programs for the Links, Incorporated, an organization of over 12,000 African American women across the United States and in select international communities, and as Principal Investigator for “Save Our Sons”, a weight management, obesity reduction and diabetes control program for the National Urban League that was funded by the Pfizer Corporation. Dr. Treadwell continues to provide webinars for the Links, Incorporated on topics such as childhood obesity/weigh management, diabetes, and heart issues related to nutrition, diabetes, and obesity. Additionally, her current workfocuses principally on the health and well-being of poor boys and men of color and the impact of the criminal justice system, racism, poverty and other determinants that affect their future potential. She has served as Guest Editor of two special theme issues of the American Journal of Public Health that initiated the discussion of the special health and well-being challenges facing boys and men in general and of the disparate impact of the prison system. She is the author of books including “Beyond Stereotypes in Black and White: How Everyday Leaders Can Build Healthier Opportunities for African American Boys and Men.”  and many peer-reviewed and popular publications designed to build public knowledge and will to change systems that disparately compromise futures of communities of Black boys and men. In addition to writing to inform policy and systems change, Dr. Treadwell has implemented numerous programs for justice involved youth aged 14-24 designed to reduce recidivism, improve educational levels, promote completion of high school/GED and enrollment in postsecondary programs, strengthen families, and emphasize the importance of protecting personal health.  In addition, she is Section Editor, Racial and Gender Disparities, American Journal of Men’s Health, and is a member of the Publications Board of the American Public Health Association where she advocates for novel topics such as the forthcoming (July 2019) “Racism: Science & Tools for the Public Health Professional.” Finally, Dr. Treadwell was the first African American to integrate and graduate from the University of South Carolina since Reconstruction following a successful lawsuit in l963 and is the first African American woman to graduate from that institution in its history. She has received numerous honors and awards including the “Order of the Palmetto” the State of South Carolina’s highest civilian award from Governor Nikki Haley (2014) for her work in social and health justice.