• Health Policy Director

Camille Richoux joined AACF as Health Policy Director in September 2023. A Louisiana native raised in south Arkansas, she developed a passion for health justice organizing through her mother’s advocacy work for children in foster care. She is a doctoral candidate in Public Health at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS), where she completed her Master of Public Health. Camille previously worked for the Arkansas Department of Health within their HIV/STD program and has published research focused on harm reduction, quality of life issues for LGBTQ+ youth, and overdose and infectious disease prevention in people with substance use disorders. She serves on the board of CAHR, a grassroots nonprofit working to prevent overdose in Central Arkansas.