Mission and Vision

Mission

The mission of the Wright Family Institute for Global and Population Health is to improve public health through high-impact global and regional population health research.

Vision

The vision of the Wright Family Institute for Global and Population Health is to engage in high visibility externally funded public health research and global health education efforts, to influence public policy, foster new partnerships, and to expand current health knowledge by leveraging resources at the University of West Florida.

About Stephen and Mona Wright

Alumni Stephen ‘81 and Mona ‘79 Wright, community advocates and co-founders of the nonprofit association Coastal Connection, are the generous donors who made the Wright Family Institute for Global and Population Health a reality.

Throughout his 37-year career, Stephen Wright worked in a variety of leadership roles in health care, most recently as senior leader for CHRISTUS Health, which employs more than 6,500 associates and 2,000 medical staff members in more than 10 facilities throughout Louisiana and Southeast Texas.

Now in retirement, Stephen is president/board chair of Coastal Connection, and along with Mona, completes mission work in the U.S. and internationally. The pair are passionate philanthropists and inspirational leaders, fighting extreme poverty both at home in our community and internationally.