Eliana Huffman

Eliana Huffman (she/her) is a certified health education specialist (CHES) and scientific knowledge mobilizer. Currently serving as a health communications specialist at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, she is passionate about disseminating new reproductive health research and findings to the broader public in a way that is accessible, equitable, and change-inspiring. 

In her work, she combines health behavior and strategic communications theory with best practices in health literacy to tackle both individual and organizational barriers to care.

Eliana’s journey to reproductive health promotion as a career was largely inspired by her own experiences with endometriosis, and she is committed to addressing structural drivers that continue to limit progress and options for patients and their care teams. Other previous public health focus areas have included postpartum health literacy, nutrition, and heart health.

Eliana is a proud Maryland and Virginia native, and she relocated to New England in 2023 after completing her master of public health at the University of South Florida. She has an additional graduate certificate in maternal and child health, also from the University of South Florida, and she obtained her bachelor of arts from James Madison University in 2018 with majors in communications studies and media arts and design.

She has lived in rural, urban, and suburban settings across the East Coast, and is thoroughly grateful to have connected with numerous types of communities and people that have all informed and inspired her uniquely. 

Eliana lives north of Boston with her partner, Patrick, and their three cats (Mushka, Herman, and Claire). Outside of her professional pursuits, she enjoys exploring the outdoors, gardening, traveling, cooking, photography, and creating art.

Factually accurate health information changes and saves lives. What is also equally important, however, is larger advocacy and change, especially as it is led by the people who are most personally impacted by issues in their own communities (and their own experiences with their bodies).

Our Bodies Ourselves has done more than just “share the facts:” by emphasizing collective empowerment and centering the voices of real women and girls, an entire movement continues to live on and drive change for generations to come. I’m honored to be a part of the next generation of OBOS and to keep amplifying this great work and community.