The San Diego County Health and Human Services Agency Friday announced the addition of a healthcare policy expert to serve as the agency’s community development liaison.
Elizabeth Bustos will work with local leaders to support and advance the county’s Live Well San Diego program to keep residents healthy and safe. Bustos joins the agency later this month after working as the director of community engagement for the cardiovascular health advocacy group Be There San Diego.
“The county has established a firm foundation for improving the health of communities and residents through Live Well San Diego,” Bustos said. “I am looking forward to playing a lead role in advancing that vision in our region.”
Prior to her affiliation with Be There San Diego, Bustos held positions at the Southeastern San Diego Cardiac Disparities Project, the San Ysidro Health Center and the San Diego chapter of the Alzheimer’s Association. She has also served on the city’s Commission on Gang Prevention and Intervention and the Live Well Communities Task Force and received the KPBS Community Champion Award and the Robert Wood Johnson-National Civic League Equity Award in 2017 for her work to improve health outcomes for underserved populations.
“Live Well San Diego is founded on the principle that to make real, lasting change, all parts of our community need to be engaged and working together,” said HHSA Director Nick Macchione. “Elizabeth not only understands that, but has the background to work with communities and agencies to make that happen.”
–City News Service
