Who We Are

MY HEALTH REIMAGINED is a nonprofit organization dedicated to uplifting voices that historically are unheard, underrepresented, or undervalued in health narratives. Through storytelling, conversation, and community engagement, we are building a living archive of perspectives that challenge narrow, mono-perspective health frameworks.

This work is about more than awareness — it’s about reshaping how health is understood, how outcomes are discussed, and how studies are designed. And, we are doing the work one conversation at a time.

Conversations are guided by our pillar THRIVE components: Transforming mis-calibrated health standards to better represent our communities; Honoring the sovereignty of our health data and shifting decision-making power; Reclaiming our resiliences, strengthening our strengths, and realizing the origins of our risks; Innovating strategies to enhance our whole-person health; Valuing our ancestral and cultural roots; Exchanging knowledge through storytelling and the arts.

Let's THRIVE

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Let's THRIVE

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Blue 3D blocks spell the word 'THRIVE'. Each block contains a different mission statement: Transform mis-calibrated health standards to better represent our communities, Honor the sovereignty of our health data and shift decision-making power, Reclaim our resilience, strengthen our strengths, and realize the origins of our risks, Innovate strategies to enhance our whole-person health, Value our ancestral and cultural roots, Exchange knowledge through storytelling and the arts.
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LaVerne

is the host and founding executive director of My Health Reimagined. LaVerne imagines an understanding of health that is more holistic and less compartmentalized. She believes that health outcomes can be strengthened when ancestral and cultural attributes are acknowledged and when overgeneralizations (or extrapolations) of health data are applied with greater scrutiny. LaVerne encourages the use of creative artforms to help advance the bi-directional exchange of knowledge and perspectives that are relevant to our health.

LaVerne has an earned Ph.D. in natural products chemistry (1998) and post-doctoral training in medicinal chemistry (2001). For the past 25+ years, LaVerne has used her training and experiences for educating, community outreach, health advocacy, and policy/program reform.

For fun, LaVerne loves dancing to her favorite tunes, trying new dishes at outdoor cafes, and knitting while sitting in a cozy spot in front of the fireplace.