Meet Tara Chelvam: CLAN United Nations Youth Representative

​My name is Tara Chelvam, and I am from Singapore and the San Francisco Bay Area. I am studying Population Health and Biostatistics at Lehigh University's College of Health. In this role as a UN Youth Representative for CLAN, I aim to promote greater awareness of the resources needed to support children and families with non-communicable diseases (NCDs) and help them overcome socioeconomic challenges. Outside of my work with CLAN, I am currently involved in a global health research project at Lehigh, where my team and I are working to reduce the high incidence of cardiovascular disease by highlighting low-sodium alternatives that can be integrated into culturally salt-focused diets. These opportunities enable me to initiate research in NCD prevention while advocating for other remarkable voices as a CLAN youth representative.