Juliet Sims, Director

Email: Juliet_at_preventioninstitute_dot_org

Juliet Sims (she/her) leads Prevention Institute’s strategic direction for its policy, systems change, and movement building approach in California. With over 20 years experience, she is a passionate advocate for health equity and racial justice, and focuses on policy change that re-aligns money, resources, and power with communities most impacted by generational disinvestment and structural violence.  Juliet has a track record of supporting and cultivating new leaders into the field of social justice, and building coalitions and partnerships that can achieve greater impact together.

Juliet joined Prevention Institute in 2008. Over the past decade, she has directed PI’s statewide policy advocacy, supporting efforts to establish California’s Racial Equity Commission, secure resources for community-led safety solutions, and align land use and climate investments with equity. Juliet provides oversight and guidance to PI’s Investing in an Equitable Future Initiative, working with local power building organizations in three regions across the state to advance equitable public funding and infrastructure investments. Juliet is also a core partner of the Catalyst for Community-Led Reinvestment project team, which builds awareness and momentum around the state to realize community power sharing as Medi-Cal managed care plans return a portion of their revenues back to the communities they serve.

Juliet is a registered dietitian and received her MPH from the University of California, Berkeley. Prior to joining Prevention Institute, Juliet worked as a hospital nutrition tech, where she experienced firsthand the impact of social inequalities on health. Her recent publications include: Investing in Equity: Designing and Implementing Public Funding Programs for a Just Recovery in California, Cultivating a Healthier Policy Landscape: The Building Healthy Communities Initiative, Partnering for Health Equity: Grassroots Organizations on Collaborating with Public Health Agencies, and Maintaining Our Gains, Leading Towards the Future.

She is a lifelong Californian and spends her free time, hiking, cooking, and exploring Northern California’s lakes and rivers.