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Strategic Planning
Organizational assessments, facilitated retreats, strategic roadmaps, theories of change, implementation plans, and performance priorities.
Public health strategy for organizations ready to move from vision to impact
Helping organizations transform bold ideas into measurable impact.
ExaNova Health Strategies brings together evidence, community insight, strategic partnerships, and implementation support to help mission-driven organizations improve health and strengthen systems.
StrategyPartnershipImpact
Valerie Newsome Garcia, PhD
Founder & Principal Public Health Strategist
Evidence-informedGrounded in research and real-world practice
Community-centeredDesigned with people, not simply for them
Action-orientedBuilt for implementation, learning, and measurable results
About ExaNova
Where strategy connects with people, evidence, and systems.
ExaNova Health Strategies is a public health strategy and advisory firm helping healthcare organizations, public agencies, nonprofits, universities, foundations, and community partners turn complex challenges into clear, achievable strategies.
Led by Valerie Newsome Garcia, PhD, ExaNova combines executive leadership, academic medicine, health communications, community-engaged research, program design, grant strategy, and implementation expertise. The result is practical support that strengthens organizations, builds trust, and advances health equity.
What We Do
Strategic support from idea to implementation.
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Health Communications
Evidence-informed messaging, health literacy review, plain-language content, scientific translation, campaign strategy, and culturally responsive communications.
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Partnership Development
Stakeholder mapping, coalition building, community advisory structures, cross-sector partnerships, and relationship strategies that last.
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Program Design
Needs assessments, logic models, service models, workflows, referral pathways, KPIs, curricula, and community-centered program development.
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Implementation Support
Project planning, operational systems, team alignment, quality improvement, grant deliverables, implementation coaching, and continuous learning.
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Evaluation & Impact
Evaluation plans, outcome measures, dashboards, impact reports, research translation, and learning systems that demonstrate what works.
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Grant & Funding Strategy
Grant readiness, proposal development, program narratives, partnership plans, evaluation frameworks, and sustainability strategies.
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Executive Advisory
Trusted counsel for leaders navigating growth, change, community accountability, stakeholder engagement, and mission-critical decisions.
Our Signature Framework
The EXA Method
A practical, community-centered approach for turning insight into action.
Examine
We begin by understanding the organization, the evidence, the people affected, and the systems shaping the challenge.
- Assess needs, strengths, and opportunities
- Review data, evidence, and existing strategies
- Listen to stakeholders and communities
- Identify barriers, assets, and priorities
Connect
The X represents connection—bringing together people, ideas, evidence, resources, and systems to build shared direction.
- Align leaders, partners, and community voices
- Build trusted cross-sector relationships
- Connect research with lived experience
- Create shared ownership of the strategy
Activate
We translate strategy into coordinated action, measurable progress, and sustainable impact.
- Develop actionable roadmaps and workplans
- Launch programs, campaigns, and partnerships
- Track outcomes and strengthen implementation
- Support learning, adaptation, and sustainability
Health Communications
Clear, credible, compassionate communication.
“Healthcare is ultimately about people.”
The most effective communications connect scientific evidence with lived experience. ExaNova helps organizations explain complex health information in ways that are understandable, culturally responsive, trustworthy, and designed to inspire meaningful action.
Campaign StrategyEvidence-informed communications designed for measurable impact
Scientific AdvisoryMedical accuracy translated into plain language
Community VoiceListening sessions, focus groups, and message testing
Health LiteracyReading-level, accessibility, and cultural adaptation review
Who We Serve
Partners committed to improving the health of communities.
Health Systems & Hospitals
Public Health Agencies
Academic Medical Centers
Foundations & Philanthropy
Community Health Centers
Nonprofit Organizations
Universities
Government Agencies
Health Technology Companies
Professional Associations
Public Health
Strategy
Equity
Meet the Founder
Valerie Newsome Garcia, PhD
Founder & Principal Public Health Strategist
Dr. Garcia is a public health strategist, health equity leader, researcher, educator, and trusted advisor with more than fifteen years of experience across academic medicine, higher education, nonprofit leadership, and community-engaged public health.
Her work focuses on helping organizations connect evidence, community voice, and strategy to create programs and systems that are both effective and equitable.
Connect with Valerie →Ready to move from bold idea to measurable impact?