MISSION
To promote and advocate for the health, health equity, and health access for the deaf community, including persons who identify as DeafBlind, DeafDisabled, Hard of Hearing, Late Deafened, and American Sign Language (ASL) users nationwide, by providing direct linguistically and culturally accessible education, advocacy, and resources.
VISION
Equitable health and healthcare access for all and improved awareness among health professionals about the intersectionality of the deaf community.
*Health Signs Center is not a replacement for your health care provider or any professional medical service. If you have a medical emergency, call 911 or go to the nearest emergency room. If you need health care attention, call your doctor or go to the nearest urgent care.
(VIRTUALLY) MEET US
TRACIANN HOGLIND
FOUNDER & VOLUNTEER
BA: Gallaudet University
MPH: Boston University School of Public Health
OUR TEAM
we all have a passion to improve health access and health equity for our favorite community!
JACOB SALEM
VOLUNTEER
BA: University of Central Florida
MPA: Gallaudet University
EMMANUEL PERRODIN-NJOKU
VOLUNTEER
BA: Rochester Institute of Technology; aspiring family medicine physician
JAMILEE HOGLIND
VOLUNTEER
BA: Gallaudet University;
freelance artist
ALICIA WOOTEN
VOLUNTEER
BA: Rochester Institute of Technology
PhD in Molecular & Translational Medicine: Boston University
ABBI SIMONS
VOLUNTEER
BA: Rochester Institute of Technology
PhD Candidate in Epi: University of Maryland
CLAUDIA GIORDANO
VOLUNTEER
BA & MA: Gallaudet
@t1d_asl: diabetes info
COLLABS
ATOMIC HANDS
NAD YOUTH SECTION
JASON HOANG
DEAF DAWN
TRANSFORMATIVE DEAF EDUCATION