Denise Anderson
MPH, Ph.D.

Founding CEO and President, Denise Anderson & Associates, LLC; Certified Content Expert (CCE), National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA)
Biography
Dr. Anderson is a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Public Health Prevention Specialist (PHPS) fellow, and Eagleton Institute of Politics fellow (New Jersey State Legislature). She is the founder and CEO of Denise Anderson & Associates (DA&A), LLC, an independent public health and healthcare consultancy leader offering tailor-made and comprehensive solutions in organizational capacity development, curriculum design and facilitation, and research. Through unparalleled expertise, we as “Good Public Health Practitioners” provide transformative solutions to help organizations flourish – all focused on helping health systems reduce emergency department visits & admissions while simultaneously improving client outcomes, empowering employees through enhanced staff experience and reduced burnout, as well as providing unprecedented levels of service for customers with an improved user journey.
DA&A, as a firm that has been capitalizing on the power of healthcare and public health expertise for over two decades – offers expertise as thought partners to help organizations transform, allowing clients to realize impactful data-driven decision-making and increased profits. Dr. Anderson is a board member of the Northern New Jersey American Red Cross, where she serves as the Co-Chair of the Regional Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) committee.
Expertise
- Patient-Centered Medical Home recognition
- Performance Measurement and establishing a culture of continuous quality improvement (CQI)
- Practice Transformation
- Service line generalist – primary care, chronic disease management, maternal and child health, HIV, behavioral health, and housing
- Population experience – urban, low socioeconomic status, experiencing homelessness, LGBTQ plus, and recently incarcerated.


