(775) 772-1388 dina@phcnv.com

about

Dina Hunsberger, PhD, MPH, CHDA

Dina has over 25 years of experience in public health and consulting. She has worked as a consultant for public agencies, including the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the Nevada Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS), the Washoe County Health District, the Washoe County District Attorney’s Office, as well as nonprofit and community organizations. She has also worked as a clinical outcomes analyst, accreditation manager, health information technology project manager, and an instructor/adjunct faculty member at the University of Nevada, Reno (UNR). Dina is skilled in proposal development and review, strategic and community planning, quality improvement processes, program evaluation and data analytics.  

Dr. Hunsberger most recently worked with a small team of consultants to complete the 2019 Nevada Statewide Health Needs Assessment for the Nevada Department of Health and Human Services.

Dina holds a PhD in public policy and program evaluation, with a minor in environmental toxicology, from UNR and a Master of Public Health degree from the University of California, Los Angeles. She is a Certified Health Data Analyst through the American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA). She recently served on the Reno Gazette Journal Editorial Board and is currently a Trustee for the UNR Foundation.   
 
Dr. Hunsberger is raising three children with her husband Kurt. She enjoys yoga, running and playing the piano.

Heather Kerwin, MPH, CPH

Heather has over 15 years of experience in quantitative and qualitative data collection, data analytics, data management, and survey design. In 2011, she earned her Master of Public Health Degree in Epidemiology from the University of Nevada, Reno (UNR). Since graduating, Heather has worked as an infectious disease epidemiologist for the state of New Mexico, a statistician for the Washoe County Health District, and as a research associate and adjunct faculty at UNR.

Much of her work has focused on deep diving into complex data and distilling it into understandable information for her clients and their constituents. Technical writing is Heather’s specialty, as she has coordinated and authored multiple health needs assessments including two Washoe County Health Needs Assessments, Nevada Health Needs Assessments and topic-specific reports about maternal-child health, substance use, traumatic injuries and deaths, infectious diseases, and the Nevada Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP)-Education program. She enjoys when her clients use their data to drive action to improve outcomes across communities.

Heather grew up along the Eastern Sierra Nevada mountain range and when she is not spending her time crunching numbers, she enjoys all the high desert has to offer – especially skiing and backpacking.

Sara Behl, MPA

Sara has more than 25 years of experience in public health and healthcare in the State of Nevada. Ms. Behl’s past work experience includes serving in leadership roles at the Washoe County Health District and the State of Nevada, while also owning her own consulting business and working within the Washoe County healthcare system.  Sara is skilled at data analytics, strategic planning, program development and implementation, continuous quality improvement, and program evaluation.  Sara prides herself in developing positive working relationships that result in “triple-win” projects – projects that benefit the employer, partnering agencies, and the community served.

Ms. Behl most recently worked with a small team of consultants to complete the 2019 Nevada Statewide Health Needs Assessment. 

Sara received her Master of Public Administration and Bachelor of Health Sciences degrees from the University of Nevada, Reno.  Sara holds a certificate in Emergency Management and Homeland Security from the University of California, Los Angeles. 

Sara is married and has five children.  She splits her time between Nevada and California, where her husband works as a healthcare executive.  Sara enjoys hiking and spending time with her family at the beach. 

Recent Projects

Past & Current Clients

  • Carson City Health and Human Services
  • Friends of Washoe County Child Advocacy Center
  • Great Basin Primary Care Association
  • Join Together Northern Nevada (JTNN)
  • National Center for Applied Prevention Technology 
  • National Center for Substance Abuse Prevention
  • Nevada Hispanic Services 
  • Nevada Department of Health & Human Services (DHHS) 
  • Note-Able Music Therapy Services
  • Renown Health 
  • Truckee Meadows Fire Protection District
  • United States DHHS Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) 
  • United States DHHS Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)
  • Washoe County District Attorney’s Office
  • Washoe County Health District
  • Washoe County School District

Message Us

Get In touch below. Ask Any Question.

Call Us

(775) 772-1388

PHone

(775) 772-1388

Email

Dina@phcnv.com