Afya Wellness Partners

Strategy for healthier people, stronger communities, and more equitable systems.

We help organizations turn complex health and social challenges into strategies people can actually experience.

A diverse group of community and health leaders gathered together

Health doesn’t happen in one place.
Neither should strategy.

What We Do

Strategy. Insight. Equity. Impact.

Strategy & Transformation

Helping organizations determine where they’re going and how to get there.

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Community & Human Insight

Helping organizations understand the people behind the populations, data and outcomes.

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Health Equity & Social Impact

Moving equity from aspiration into strategy, investment and execution.

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Leadership & Advisory

Helping leaders navigate complicated health, organizational and societal issues.

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Industries We Support

Healthcare

Health Systems

Life Sciences

Pharma

Higher Education

Community
Organizations

Black child looking upward with confidence and aspiration

The future of health is

HUMAN.

Community is infrastructure.

Trust is a strategy.

Equity is a measure of quality.

Health is shaped long before anyone enters a healthcare system.

Our Impact

Real challenges.
Meaningful results.

We design strategies, programs and experiences that create measurable impact for people, communities and institutions.

01
A community health screening conversation

Building equity into evidence generation

Designed a framework integrating equity screening, decision-making, measurement and implementation into an existing evidence-generation process.

02
A large group of students gathered outdoors on a college campus

Advancing student health and well-being

Developed enterprise and institutional approaches that connect strategy, operations, community needs and measurable outcomes.

03
A community conversation in a barbershop setting

Connecting community insight to engagement strategy

Built engagement and listening approaches that turn lived experience into clearer strategic decisions and stronger experiences.

Trusted By

Partners in health.
Change in action.

Gilead Sciences; Johnson & Johnson; Pfizer; Howard University; North Carolina Central University; Norfolk State University; Humana; CDC Foundation; AstraZeneca; American College Health Association; North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services; Merck.
Micah M. Griffin, PhD, Founder and Lead Partner of Afya Wellness Partners

Founder & Lead Partner

Micah M. Griffin, PhD

Micah M. Griffin, PhD, is a public health strategist and executive leader with more than 15 years of experience spanning healthcare, life sciences, higher education and community engagement. His work sits at the intersection of strategy, health equity and human insight—helping organizations turn complex challenges into practical approaches that strengthen access, trust and outcomes.

Across his career, Micah has led national patient-engagement campaigns reaching more than one million people, directed multi-state community health initiatives, and held senior leadership roles overseeing teams of up to 180 professionals and multimillion-dollar health and wellness portfolios. His experience spans complex work with healthcare, life sciences, higher education and mission-driven organizations at both national and community levels.

The people closest to a challenge should never be the furthest from its solution.

Micah M. Griffin

Let’s build something
that works for people.

Whether you’re developing a new strategy, rethinking an existing program, engaging communities, or navigating a complex health challenge — we’d love to hear what you’re working on.

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