Hi, I'm Sanchita.
Public health professional · Policy analyst · Program evaluator
I work where policies, services and research intersect within communities.
A quote I go by
There is no such thing as a single-issue struggle because we do not live single-issue lives.
Audre Lorde
About me
I'm passionate about improving access to healthcare, and about understanding how resilient communities are built at a systems level.
My path started in dental school, running community health camps in remote coastal communities in India. Again and again, the barrier to health wasn't a lack of knowledge. It was a lack of access. That pulled me into public health, where I could work on access directly rather than one patient at a time.
Today I bring 4+ years of experience across healthcare settings, program evaluation, and work alongside governments, municipalities and community organizations. I'm most energized by cross-organizational community building: bringing partners together to create resilient, upstream systems that meet the needs of the people they're built for.
I believe the best evidence is built with communities, not just about them. The people living the gaps usually understand them best, and that's where I like to work.
- Vancouver, BC
- MPH, UBC
- BDS, Manipal
- English · Hindi · a little French
What I bring
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Curiosity
Asking the right questions and mapping how systems connect.
- Systems thinking
- Literature and best-practice reviews
- Needs assessments
- Survey design
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Evidence
Showing what's working, for whom, and why.
- Qualitative and quantitative research
- Program evaluation
- Policy analysis
- Statistical analysis (R, SAS)
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Impact
Turning findings into action, together with partners.
- Stakeholder engagement
- Knowledge translation
- Communities of practice
- Relationship-first, strengths-based
- 150+ professionals in a Community of Practice I facilitated
- 30+ stakeholders managed, from federal, provincial and regional leadership to frontline workers and education and health professionals
- 10+ technical reports and policy summaries
- 100+ mothers supported with nutrition care in India
Moments from the work
The full journey
Let's talk
Working to bridge the gap between policy, programs, research and what actually reaches people? Whether you're in government, a health organization or the community, I'd love to hear from you.