J. Luis Calderón

J. Luis Calderón, MPH, currently serves as the Community Health Program Coordinator at UnityPoint Health, focusing on community benefit, outreach, and health improvement initiatives. With experience in education as a Substitute Teacher for East Moline School District #37, J. Luis previously worked as a Disease Intervention Specialist at the Iowa Department of Health and Human Services, managing STI interventions and investigations. Prior roles include facilitating health equity training, conducting research as a Graduate Research Assistant at the University of Iowa, and overseeing health services for a federally funded Head Start program at Project NOW INC. J. Luis holds a Master of Public Health degree from the University of Iowa and a Bachelor of Science in Public Health from Northern Illinois University, complemented by studies in Costa Rica and an Associate degree from Black Hawk College.