Seun Aluko, MPH

Get to know Seun:
Seun leads the Population Health Innovation Lab, where communities set the agenda and PHIL builds the connections, evidence, and infrastructure that carry their work forward. Since joining PHIL in April 2022, his work has focused on strengthening how health systems, local health departments, and community partners work together to eliminate health disparities, across maternal and infant behavioral health, cardiovascular health equity, CalAIM implementation, Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) prevention and response, rural health, and Tribal health. He leads multi-site technical assistance and evaluation initiatives, including PHIL’s work under California’s 0-5 and Maternal Behavioral Health Initiative and the Merck Collaborative for Equity in Cardiac Care in Lake County, CA. He also led the Local Health Department Outbreak Response and Prevention in Healthcare Settings project, developing resources used by local health departments nationwide. Seun brings applied epidemiology, implementation science, and network science to that work, translating evidence into practice alongside the communities and partners closest to it. Outside of work, he enjoys reading, playing pickup soccer or basketball, and exploring the use of artificial intelligence in advancing public health practice.

Experience:
Seun’s career has centered on reducing disparate outcomes and improving well-being through systems change. He received his B.S. in Cognitive Neuroscience in 2016 and his MPH in Biostatistics and Epidemiology in 2019, and became PHIL’s Program Director in August 2026 after serving as Director of Applied Research and Implementation. Earlier in his career, he led international outcomes research for holistic child development programs across Low- and middle-income countries (LMICs), partnering with local governments, community leaders, and international organizations to improve access to health care, nutrition, and essential services for children and families. He went on to design and lead statewide surveillance and response programs at the California Department of Public Health, building the data systems and local health jurisdiction partnerships that expanded access to testing, vaccination, and treatment for the populations carrying the greatest burden. At PHIL, his work has centered on implementation science and evaluation embedded within community-driven initiatives, including behavioral health systems of care, maternal and infant health, ACEs and toxic stress, and health data infrastructure and data sharing with Tribal and rural communities.

Expertise:
Implementation Science; Program Evaluation and Applied Research Methods; Community-Driven Systems Change; Partnership Development; Health Data Infrastructure and Surveillance

Languages:
Fluent in English and Yoruba