Chelsea Bellon (she/her)
Health Equity & Community Engagement Specialist/ DEI Practitioner
Contact
- Office
- MC 031
- Phone
- 406-243-7944
- chelsea.bellon@mso.umt.edu
- Office Hours
Please e-mail to schedule an appointment.
Education
Native American Studies/Cultural Anthropology, B.A. University of Montana.
Diversity Equity and Inclusion, Certificate, Cornell University
Master of Public Health in Indigenous Health, University of North Dakota- in progress
Research Interests
- Indigenous Perinatal Health
- Health Equity
- Rural Health
- Indigenous Birthing People's Experience in Western Care Settings
Projects
Project Lead: Native American Maternal Advisory Board, Montana-funded
Honors / Awards
Student Leaders in Public Health, 2023-2024, Rocky Mountain Public Health Training Center
MT Aging & Disability Network Member, 2023
Board of Directors Member, Mountain Home Montana, 2023-2026
Cycle 2 Cohort- Culture of Health Leadership for Racial Healing, National Collaborative for Health Equity. 2022-2024
Student Researcher, American Indian Governance and Policy Institute, University of Montana. Enhancing American Indian Life Expectancy in Montana. 2022-2023
Student Faculty Review Committee Chair, Native American Studies Department, 2021-2023.
Advisory Board Member, MT Healthy People Index, Montana Hospital Association, 2022-2023
Cobell Scholarship Reviewer, Undergraduate scholarship applications, April 2023
Advisory Council Member, Health Promotions Practice degree program, Salish Kootenai College, 2023
Steering Committee Member, Community Implementation Plan, Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes, Tribal Health, 2023
Global Advisory Board Member, The Atlantic, Health Equity Communities Data, 2023