#284 Summer's Final Stretch: Embracing Wellness Before the Season Changes

Dr. P On The Pod

Dr. P On The Pod
#284 Summer's Final Stretch: Embracing Wellness Before the Season Changes
Aug 06, 2026
Pernessa C. Seele

Dr. Taquina Davis is a public health educator, researcher, and consultant. She serves as Managing Partner at Health E Strategies and as an adjunct professor. She brings over 15 years of experience to Health E Strategies, demonstrating her ability to collaborate effectively with various sectors. She is skilled in managing and assisting with advocacy, health, racial equity, community engagement, and healthcare delivery. Dr. Davis is passionate about working with organizations that focus on strengthening and implementing strategies to achieve health equity. Her expertise spans program development, management, community health, population health, complementary and alternative health, chronic disease prevention, and wellness.

As a leader in community health, Dr. Davis actively engaged with communities to significantly improve health outcomes. In her previous roles, she has developed, implemented, evaluated, and maintained comprehensive, evidence-based chronic disease prevention and wellness programs tailored for underserved and uninsured community members. Additionally, she has led local coalitions by overseeing the development of plans and logic models and cultivating resources with new partners to support community health and equity initiatives.

Dr. Davis also served as an advisor for various local community coalitions, boards, and advocacy committees. She assists in advancing state and local public health practices to achieve health equity. Furthermore, she is an adjunct professor in the School of Health Sciences at Purdue University Global. Dr. Davis holds a Master’s degree in Health and Wellness with a concentration in alternative medicine and a Ph.D. in Health Education and Promotion.

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