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David Resnick

Dave Resnick

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David Resnick

MS.Ed, MPH
Senior Innovation Manager, Center for Insights to Outcomes

David Resnick is a senior innovation manager at the Center for Insights to Outcomes, where he works to reimagine and implement new models of care. His current projects help vulnerable patients spend less time in the hospital and more time safely at home. 
 
David is passionate about blending his interests in education, health, and design to tackle seemingly intractable problems. Before joining the team, he was an elementary school teacher who built a nationally recognized school wellness program. Later, he co-founded a startup for addictively fun family cooking called Planet Murple, where he worked with Google Launchpad to pilot products and raise funding. Simultaneously, David worked at Kaiser Permanente designing resources for the region’s four million patients. 
 
David earned his bachelor’s degree in psychology from Yale University. Later, he received his master’s degree in early childhood education from Hunter College and his master’s degree in public health from UC Berkeley.

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Reducing health disparities, sharing design methods, and exploring how food and nature improve health
Ensuring every older adult patient discharged home had a documented personal recovery goal shared with their home care team (project: SOAR)
Proactively maintaining health rather than reactively treating sickness. More care happening at home and in the community rather than in a hospital.
Longitude and latitude (thank you, Greeks)
Patagonia
I won’t eat spaghetti with tomato sauce
Hiking and camping