Justin Watkins is a community health planner for the San Mateo County Health System’s Health Policy and Planning Unit. His passion for public health is rooted in working to address the social determinants of health, specifically focusing on the interrelationship between educational attainment and health outcomes across the life course. Justin works with community partners, local school districts, and local government agencies to implement policies and programs that ensure all students have the opportunity to succeed both in and out of school. Equity is the underlying core value that he brings to both his personal and professional life. Justin received his Master’s in Public Health from University of California Berkeley and a Bachelor’s of Arts in Environmental Studies from University of California Santa Cruz.
