Native American Health Center
Utaka Springer is a Chief Behavioral Health Officer at Native American Health Center, with previous experience as a Neuropsychology Postdoctoral Fellow at VA Northern California Health Care System. Utaka also served as a Clinical Research Postdoctoral Fellow at University of California, Berkeley and as a Manager at Cognitive & Emotion Neuroscience Laboratory at University of Florida. Before that, Utaka worked as a Software Engineer at SMT (SportsMEDIA Technology Corp). Utaka holds a Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology / Neuropsychology from the University of Florida and a Bachelor of Science in Biology/Biological Sciences, General from Harvard University.
Native American Health Center
The Native American Health Center is a non profit organization serving the California Bay Area Native Population and other under-served populations in the Bay Area. 2017 marked NAHC's 45th anniversary; as an organization, we have been serving our community since 1972. NAHC has worked at local, state, and federal levels to deliver resources and services for the urban Native community, including medical, dental, behavioral health, diabetes, obesity, substance abuse prevention, HIV/HCV care coordination and prevention. Native American Health Center’s mission is to provide comprehensive services to improve the health and well-being of American Indians, Alaska Natives, and residents of the surrounding communities, with respect for cultural and linguistic differences. NAHC serves the greater Bay Area and is open to everyone.