Michele Tedder, MSN, RN is a Senior Program Manager at the Black Women’s Health Imperative (BWHI), the only National non-profit focused on the health and wellness of Black women and girls. She is the lead on the Black Women’s Health Imperative’s (BWHI) current evaluation, funded by National Association of Chronic Disease Directors to evaluate their virtual program using their culturally tailored curriculum approved by CDC in 2020; and she has led the creation of BWHI’s family-centered Diabetes Self-Management Support Program curriculum currently being pilot tested by three sites.
Having struggled with her weight since childhood Michele knows what it is like to experience the negative impacts of living with a chronic disease like obesity. Through her lived experience she uses her influence to advocate for comprehensive and equitable obesity care. She is a sought-after speaker, panelist and subject matter expert discussing issues and policies that impact access to obesity care. Michele has served as a subject matter expert on obesity for the National Foundation of W omen Legislators, the National Black Caucus of State Legislators, the American College of Gynecologists and DiaTribe Musings.
Michele was recently a recipient of the 2023 HealtheVoices Impact Award sponsored by Johnson and Johnson, given to health advocates to support the advancement of their work. Michele recently joined the national board of directors of the Obesity Action Coalition, a national non-profit dedicated to raising awareness and improving access to the prevention and treatment of obesity.
She is also the founder of Village Empowerment Solutions, a consulting business focused on supporting organizations in the development of strategies that improve health outcomes for people living with chronic diseases. Michele holds a bachelor’s degree in nursing from the University of Pittsburgh and a master’s in nursing education from Indiana University of Pennsylvania.