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Incepted by Alene Gelbard, ACCESS Health Worldwide (ACCESS-HW), an initiative of the Public Health Institute (PHI), came into being subsequent to the observation of transformative endeavors pursued by Indonesian enterprises to uplift workplace and community health. This realization about the potential of businesses in contributing to the accomplishment of the Millennium Development Goals sparked the inception of ACCESS-HW. The program has devised an ingenious paradigm, empowering businesses to collaborate with non-profit organizations and public agencies, aimed at enhancing community and workplace well-being. Rooted in the practical experiences and unique perspectives of businesses, this model serves as a guide to facilitate cross-sector partnerships. Presently, Alene Gelbard and her associates are customizing the model for implementation in Maine, USA, and Vietnam. Moreover, they are applying it to chart strategies for augmenting business and public health competencies, thereby fostering global health leadership, across countries such as India, South Africa, Brazil, the United States, and Switzerland. Alene Gelbard also holds the esteemed position of Public-Private Senior Advisor for the Global Health Leaders (GHL) Program at PHI, which is sponsored by the benevolence of Medtronic Philanthropy. As an Adjunct Professor of Social Enterprise in the School of International Service at American University in Washington, DC, she imparts knowledge on the art of forging business-nonprofit partnerships. Before the conception of ACCESS-HW in 2004, Dr. Gelbard dedicated several decades to the realms of health, population, and development, dwelling in diverse corners of Asia, Latin America, and Europe. Her residence traversed through Indonesia, Bolivia, France, Brazil, and the Philippines, while she diligently served in numerous other countries within these regions and sub-Saharan Africa. Her past roles encompassed being the Senior Population Policy Advisor for the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) in Washington, D.C., the Senior Communications Advisor on Health, Population, and Nutrition for USAID/Indonesia, an Advisor to the Ministry of Planning and Coordination in Bolivia, and a Policy Analyst for the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD). During her tenure as the director of international programs at the Population Reference Bureau (PRB), she represented the United States in various international conferences on development throughout the 1990s. Dr. Gelbard's expertise extends to training policymakers and professionals in the public and nonprofit sectors, equipping them with the adeptness to employ data for policymaking, program development, and management. With a doctorate in population dynamics from the Bloomberg School of Public Health/Johns Hopkins University and a BA in French from the University of Washington, Dr. Gelbard boasts fluency in French, Spanish, Portuguese, and limited Indonesian.