Community Advisory Board member
Addey Rascon
Public Health Consultant
Addey Rascon is a public health professional and consultant for local and national populations, with a concentrated focus on chronic diseases such as cancer and diabetes. She expanded her breadth and depth in cancer prevention and control by leading the National Breast and Cervical Cancer Early Detection Program and Comprehensive Cancer Control Programs, funded through a Center for Disease Control and Prevention grant. In this role, she utilized evidence-based interventions to expand screening to low-income and underinsured women across the state. Addey also has deep knowledge in the National Diabetes Prevention Program, having worked in various nonprofit, local, and state government and national organizations for the past 10 years, where she expanded the NDPP and worked toward sustainment and awareness to increase enrollment. Addey serves as a national trainer for the NDPP and is a 2021 recipient of the National Association of Chronic Disease Directors; Chronic Disease Innovator Award, where she and her team modernized data collection associated with Arizona’s cancer prevention programs.