Hey, y'all. I'm Wilfred Stephen Anfield, MPH, MSW.
strategist · connector · writer · designer · caregiver
Welcome to my porch.
I think about public and population health, digital inclusion, community design, and caregiving, grounded in the belief that dignity isn't a deliverable; it's the starting point. And I believe that joy, like a sturdy paper plate covered in aluminum foil, has a way of doing more healing than any system ever designed.
I came to Washington, DC, to serve with City Year AmeriCorps, and I liked it so much I stayed. Driven by a commitment to social change and my profound experience as a caregiver for my Mom (you can read the rest of the origin story on my about page), my work and writing focus on:
Health equity: Addressing the social, digital, and commercial determinants of health to fix systems that ignore the people who actually have to navigate them.
Community design: Thinking out loud about how we design better, more inclusive spaces (and occasionally laughing at the absurdity of business-casual bureaucracy).
Systems thinking and digital inclusion: Before moving into public and population health and social work, I spent nearly two decades in digital strategy. I know how the internet works behind the scenes (sort of), which is exactly why my approach to digital inclusion is grounded in reality rather than just theory. I now happily leave social media campaigns to the brave folks still running them.
And because one can't survive on systems change alone, what remaining energy I have is strictly allocated to dancing to something with a strong bassline, defending the cultural relevance of snacks, or napping with the sheer willpower of someone trying to manifest a 4:30 PM Friday meeting into an email.
Say hello, share a funny meme, or just sit a while. I'm glad you're here.
