Laura Altobelli

Laura Altobelli is a public health professional specializing in international maternal child health and nutrition. Dr. Altobelli is a professor in the School of Public Health and Administration of the Peruvian Cayetano Heredia University in Lima.

Laura has worked for many years in Latin American community health programs, beginning as a Peace Corps volunteer in the 1970s. She continues as a researcher, evaluator, and project consultant on community health and nutrition programs for a variety of international cooperation agencies and NGOs. She conceptualizes, designs, and provides guidance for the work of Future Generations/Peru among hundreds of community health clinics and programs throughout Peru. She also teaches Pedagogy of Place for the students’ residential in Peru.