It’s time to stop treating migraine like it’s just a headache. Migraine is a complex brain disorder with debilitating symptoms — and it affects one in five U.S. workers.
Migraine is the third-leading cause of disability worldwide, but it's underdiagnosed, misunderstood, and rarely accommodated in the workplace. And that’s costing you in productivity and performance.
Join us for a hands-on virtual workshop where you’ll get ready-to-use tools and discuss how to better support employees with migraine.
The Health Action Alliance is a joint initiative of the Ad Council, the CDC Foundation and the de Beaumont Foundation—in partnership with Meteorite. Our free tools, training and events help employers, large and small, navigate evolving health challenges, improve the health of workers and engage with public health partners to build stronger, healthier communities.
As a Director at the Health Action Alliance, Sarah works with expert partners in infectious diseases, mental health and ergonomics to translate the latest science into best-in-class tools and resources to help employers take action on workplace health and safety. With over a decade of experience in public health, Sarah is passionate about applying data and behavior theory into practical solutions that improve health equity and well-being.
Sarah received her Masters of Public Health from the University of Florida, with a focus on social and behavioral science. Prior to joining Meteorite, Sarah spent 10 years designing and implementing evidence-based programs in the higher education sector, spanning from 1:1 interventions and engaging workshops to campus-wide campaigns. Sarah founded and led a number of inter-departmental coalitions to unite violence prevention initiatives across campuses and spearheaded university health assessments. Her previous areas of impact have included crisis intervention & suicide prevention, sexual assault prevention, alcohol harm reduction, and gender equity.
Dr. Neil Parikh is the Chief Medical Officer of Thirty Madison, focused on the company's clinical, research, and strategic partnership efforts. Prior to Thirty Madison, Neil was President of Oscar Medical Group and Senior Medical Director at Oscar Health leading Care Delivery, where he oversaw Oscar’s clinic and telemedicine operations, complex case management, and clinical concierge services. Neil was named as a Modern Healthcare's Innovator, recognizing his work in driving innovation that improves care, achieves measurable results and contributes to the clinical and financial goals of Thirty Madison and its brands.
Neil was an Assistant Clinical Professor at the University of California Los Angeles, where he had been teaching and practicing from 2014 to 2024. He completed his Internal Medicine residency at Cedars Sinai, his MBA at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, and his MD at the Keck School of Medicine at the University of Southern California. Neil stays connected to philanthropy through Amply, a giving platform he co-founded, and as a member of the Healthcare Advisory Council to the Ronald McDonald House NY.
Gillian SteelFisher, Ph.D., M.Sc., is a Principal Research Scientist at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. She serves as the Director of the Harvard Opinion Research Program (HORP). Dr. SteelFisher’s work focuses on the intersection between research and practical application in public health. Grounded in more than 25 years of experience conducting public opinion surveys both domestically and globally, her research examines public behaviors and experiences as well as underlying perceptions and attitudes, with the end goal of developing rigorous evidence that can effectively guide public health policy, programming, and communication. She has worked collaboratively with state and local public health agencies as well as their partners across the country.
Dr. SteelFisher teaches applied survey methodology at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. She received her Ph.D. in Health Policy from Harvard University and her Masters in health behavior and communication from Harvard School of Public Health. She is the former President of the New England Chapter of the American Association for Public Opinion Research (NEAAPOR) and a Thought Leader for the National Public Health Information Coalition (NPHIC).