C. Anneta Arno, Ph.D., MPH, is the Director of the Office of Health Equity at the District of Columbia Department of Health (DC Health).

Dr. Arno is an experienced public health professional with a track record in the field of health equity. This includes work promoting community collaboration to transform views and perspectives related to root causes of health disparities, the integration of health equity concepts into healthcare delivery systems, and racial equity through a public health lens.

Dr. Arno held previous leadership roles in  Communicable Disease Prevention & Public Health Preparedness at the City of Kansas City (Missouri) Health Department; the Center for Health Equity in the Louisville (Kentucky) Metro Department of Public Health and Wellness; and at the University of Louisville School of Public Health & Information Sciences.