Lena Bonilla Naves

Lena Bonilla Naves is a community health worker with MedStar Health's Implementation Science team. In this role, she coordinates care between individuals, communities, and health and social service systems. Lena also provides culturally appropriate health and informational resources, oversees case management and resource access, and offers coaching and social support for individuals and communities. Her focus areas include housing, food security, mental health and substance abuse recovery services, and chronic disease prevention and management. In addition, she has previous experience working as a community health worker and nurse assistant and holds licenses as a nursing assistant and a medical technician.