Jasmine Zapata

Dr. Jasmine Zapata is the Chief Medical Officer and State Epidemiologist for Community Health, Bureau of Community Health Promotion at the Wisconsin Department of Health Services and an Assistant Professor (CHS) in the in the Division of Neonatology and Newborn Nursery in the Department of Pediatrics at the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health. She engages in various scholarly activities aimed at increasing diversity in medicine and promoting health equity at the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health. In her DHS role, she provides expert guidance for a variety of public health promotion, planning, and policy efforts. Additionally, Zapata is co-chair of the Wisconsin Maternal Mortality Review Team and recently served as co-chair of the Governor’s Health Equity Council Subcommittee on power, access, and representation. Zapata’s many lived experiences help her uniquely connect with the communities she serves, and she is well known for her infectious energy, passionate advocacy, and heart for service. She is an alumna of the UW Madison Preventive Medicine Residency Program and currently serves as a preceptor for residents rotating at DHS Bureau of Community Health Promotion.