Jade Wong

Jade Wong is a Perinatal Mental Health Intern with Postpartum Health Alliance, where she supports a county-wide perinatal mental health needs assessment while contributing to community outreach, education initiatives, and program evaluation efforts. 

During her career, she has served as a public health and substance-use researcher and supervisor with a background in developmental neurobiology and commerce. Her work spans clinical trial design, patient data analysis, evidence synthesis, and the translation of findings into accessible content for both clinical

and public audiences. She has contributed to research on medications for opioid use disorder, the use of alternative medicines, and advancing patient-centred education, with a focus on improving access and equity in care. Her recent work includes publications examining opioid withdrawal management as well as the impact of misdiagnosis in women’s health. 

She is pursuing her MPH in Health Promotion and Behavioural Science at San Diego State University, where she is further developing skills in designing and implementing community-based public health interventions. Her interests center on advancing equitable healthcare systems and improving health literacy for underserved populations.