Laura M. Kollar, PhD, serves as the Health Equity Officer for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention/National Center for Injury Prevention and Control/Division of Overdose Prevention and her career has focused on populations disproportionately affected by specific public health challenges and working to achieve health equity through applied research and evaluation. She has extensively worked to reduce health disparities and support health equity via research and community-based work. Dr. Kollar regularly collaborates on health equity focused projects and research with other staff; CDC Centers, Institutes and Offices; other federal agencies; state and local health departments; and private and non-private organizations supporting and establishing communities of practices for knowledge sharing and subject matter expertise support.