Doriane C. Miller, M.D.

Dr. Miller has set in motion a vehicle for bringing attention to 'skipped generation' families throughout the state and to the health and social needs of grandparent caregivers, their granchildren and their extended families. Nominator

Community Health Leaders
1993

Area(s) of expertise:
Community development

Leader’s Biography 1993:
Former Co-Founder, Grandparents Who Care, San Francisco, CA
Concerned about an increasing number of older African-American women with high rates of stress-related ailments, Miller discovered that many had assumed full-time care of their grandchildren due to parental substance abuse. She developed a model program for these older "mothers" that provides support groups, health promotion, job training, housing, social services, drug education, transportation and primary care to strengthen the safety net for these children.

Where this Leader can be reached today:
Director, Center for Community Health and Vitality
Urban Health Initiative
University of Chicago Medical Center
MC 1119
950 E. 61st Street, Room 221
Chicago, IL 60637
Phone: (773) 702-2739
Fax: (773) 702-3193
Email: doriane.miller@uchospitals.edu
Website: www.newhealthpartnerships.org