About Neyal J. Ammary-Risch, MPH, MCHES
Neyal J. Ammary-Risch, MPH, MCHES, is the Director of the National Eye Health Education Program (NEHEP). She manages the planning, development, implementation and evaluation of national health education programs on diabetic eye disease, glaucoma, low vision, vision and aging, and community and special population outreach. Ms. Ammary-Risch also serves as the Health Literacy Coordinator for the NEI and oversees social media for NEHEP.
Ms. Ammary-Risch is a Master Certified Health Education Specialist. She graduated magna cum laude from West Virginia University with a degree in Communication Studies and earned a Masters of Public Health degree in Behavioral and Community Health Science from the University of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Public Health. She is also a member of Delta Omega, the honorary society in public health and Phi Beta Kappa.
Ms. Ammary-Risch recently authored a book chapter titled “Communicating Health Information Effectively” in Health Promotion Programs: From Theory to Practice. She has also published several papers in journals such as Health Promotion Practice, Journal of the National Medical Association, Social Marketing Quarterly, Family and Community Health and a children’s book on cancer.