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About Us

Our Identity & Purpose

Barrow & Williams Health Equity Strategies, LLC is a people-centered health equity alliance committed to helping individuals, communities, and organizations turn knowledge, lived experiences, and community voices into meaningful action.

We work at the intersection of health education, prevention, self-advocacy, community engagement, and research awareness.

We help individuals become more informed and confident advocates for their health and well-being while helping organizations better understand the people they serve, recognize barriers to equitable care and resources, and develop practical strategies that respond to community needs.

At B&W, people are not an afterthought in the process., they're the reason for it. People First. Always.

Our Guiding Values

We believe every person deserves to be heard, respected, informed, and empowered to participate in decisions that affect their health and well-being.

We believe health equity requires more than access to information or services; it requires listening to people's experiences, recognizing barriers, respecting lived experience, and working together toward meaningful solutions.

We believe communities should have a voice in shaping the programs, resources, and decisions that affect them. We believe organizations can better serve people when they listen with intention, collaborate with humility, and remain accountable for their actions.

Our work is guided by integrity, compassion, respect, inclusion, collaboration, and accountability. We strive to approach every individual, community, and partnership with an understanding that each person's voice matters and that lasting progress begins when people are included in the process.

The Change We Exist to Advance

Our mission is to advance health equity through prevention, education, advocacy, and research strategies that empower individuals and communities to make informed health decisions, advocate for their health, and create healthier futures.

We pursue this mission by strengthening self-advocacy, expanding access to useful educational resources, encouraging inclusive research engagement, supporting community-informed solutions, and partnering with organizations to address barriers that affect health and well-being.

Our work is grounded in a simple understanding: healthier communities are built when people have the knowledge, resources, voice, and opportunity to participate in shaping their own futures.

What People and Partners Can Expect from Us

At Barrow & Williams Health Equity Strategies, LLC, we commit to putting people at the center of every conversation, partnership, and action. We will listen to community voices with respect, approach challenges with integrity, and work collaboratively to connect people with information, resources, and opportunities that support informed self-advocacy.

We recognize that meaningful change requires more than good intentions. It requires listening, follow-through, collaboration, and a willingness to learn from the people most affected.

Our commitment is to honor the voices we hear, respect the people we serve, and help turn shared understanding into meaningful action.

Iris Pounds

The Founders

Reginald Williams

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Durham, NC

People First. Always.

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