University of Wisconsin–Madison
Lataysha James

Lataysha James

Community Outreach Consultant

Wisconsin Department of Health Services
Bureau of Community Health Promotion

Lataysha James

Biography

Lataysha received her Master’s Degree in Public Health with a concentration in Health Behavior and Health Education from The University of Michigan in Ann Arbor and her Bachelor’s Degree in Sociology from the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill. Prior to this position, Lataysha worked as a Supervisor for the Indiana COVID-19 Contact Tracing Program.

Lataysha’s professional interests include: the social determinants of health, health equity, health disparities within the African American community and chronic diseases. Lataysha’s personal interests include the following: traveling and swimming(beach or pool),scary movies, bowling, reading ,and spending time with her boyfriend of 4 years, and friends and family