{"id":1268,"name":"Charity Maniates, MSPA, MPH, PA-C","url":"","description":"I began my career in public health, working in grassroots tobacco control and leading smoking cessation programs in Massachusetts immediately after obtaining a Bachelor of Science degree in Sport and Fitness at Salem State University. Simultaneously, I was accepted into the Boston University School of Public Health, completing my Master of Public Health degree in social and behavioral sciences. Working with the American Cancer Society (ACS), I collaborated with diverse groups in developing programs in cancer prevention, screening, and patient support. Next, with the National Cancer Institute\/ACS, I provided expertise and training for federal grantees, state coalitions, and community health centers on evidence-based program planning, intervention design, and cancer clinical trials, with an emphasis on reaching the medically underserved in rural and urban settings. In 2010, I entered physician assistant school at the University of New England, where I represented my fellow students as class president. Currently, I practice medicine with Maine Medical Partners Geriatric Division in Portland, ME, advocating for patients daily with the goal of providing equitable, high-quality care. I am an outdoor enthusiast and enjoy hiking and camping in New England, running 5Ks to marathons, and, along with my husband, introducing my 15-month-old son Quinn to outdoor adventures.","link":"https:\/\/blogs.nejm.org\/frontlines-clinical-medicine\/author\/cmaniates\/","slug":"cmaniates","avatar_urls":{"24":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/634ba1dab0a7999fc3107915eae80407bb1a14c09b3cb7efad12383719b92cc9?s=24&d=mm&r=g","48":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/634ba1dab0a7999fc3107915eae80407bb1a14c09b3cb7efad12383719b92cc9?s=48&d=mm&r=g","96":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/634ba1dab0a7999fc3107915eae80407bb1a14c09b3cb7efad12383719b92cc9?s=96&d=mm&r=g"},"meta":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.nejm.org\/frontlines-clinical-medicine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1268","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.nejm.org\/frontlines-clinical-medicine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users"}]}}