Dr. Moses Dixon President & CEO of Senior Connection

About this episode

Dr. Moses S. Dixon discusses his work in global health and social medicine, focusing on care for older adults and grandfamilies.

Dr. Moses S. Dixon, PhD, is a leading practitioner in Global Health and Social Medicine with a comprehensive background in the non-profit and governmental sectors locally and nationally. He has served as the President & CEO of Senior Connection, formerly the Central Massachusetts Agency on Aging, Inc. (CMAA), since 2019. Dr. Dixon earned a doctorate in Community and Public Affairs from The State University of New York at Binghamton, a Master of Medical Sciences in Global Health Delivery from the Harvard Medical School in Boston, MA, a Master’s in Community Development and Planning from Clark University in Worcester, MA, and a Bachelor’s degree in Political Science from Howard University in Washington, DC. Dr. Dixon’s expertise in global health delivery, particularly in culturally appropriate care for black and brown older adults and caregivers, has been recognized by the Harvard Medical School . He focuses on grandparents raising their grandchildren, known as ‘Grandfamilies’. Prior to this, he served as a legislative fellow staffer to former U.S. Senate Majority Leader Harry M. Reid (Nevada) and a legislative aide on Beacon Hill to Massachusetts State Representative Mary S…

People in this episode

Guest: Dr. Moses S. Dixon

Topics covered

• Global Health
• Social Medicine
• Aging
• Community Development
• Culturally Appropriate Care
• Grandfamilies

Keywords

• Global Health Delivery
• Social Medicine
• Aging
• Community Development
• Culturally Appropriate Care
• Grandfamilies
• Non-profit
• Legislative Fellow

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Senior Connection, Harvard Medical School, The State University of New York at Binghamton, Clark University, Howard University

Places: Massachusetts, Nevada, Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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