Transforming Healthcare Through Story & Lived Experience
I’m Augustina Ampofo, a storyteller, advocate, and bridge-builder using lived experience to bring care and compassion back to healthcare..
As the founder of Jurnni Health, a nonprofit organization dedicated to improving healthcare through storytelling, research, and education, I’m building a movement that brings humanity back to health systems through story, rest, and radical compassion.
My Story and Mission
I didn’t arrive at this work by accident, I lived it. After navigating psychosis, depression, and a complex surgery to remove 11 fibroid tumors, I found myself face-to-face with a system that wasn’t built to hold me. So I stopped waiting for permission and began building what I needed: space for truth, for story, for healing.
That journey became Jurnni — and it became my mission. Today, I help healthcare organizations listen better, include patients from the beginning, and rebuild trust with the communities they serve.
What I Do
Patient Engagement Consulting – I help healthcare organizations center real patient stories, not checkboxes.
Keynote Speaking – I speak from the soul, bringing truth, insight, and humor to hard conversations.
Women’s Health Advocacy & Strategy – Improving care for women, centering voices too often ignored, and transforming systems that serve them.
Research Ethics & Patient-Centered Study Design – Elevating equity, one protocol at a time
Healthcare Transformation Strategy – Guiding systems that are ready to listen, reflect, and evolve.
Youth Mental Health Advocacy – Championing care that truly sees and supports young people.
Credentials & Background
Founder, Jurnni Health – Building a platform for patient-centered healthcare and advocacy.
Research Ethics Specialist – Guiding ethical, patient-inclusive study design.
Mental Health First Aid Certified
ASSIST (Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training) Certified
Youth Engagement Facilitator – Supporting young people in mental health advocacy.
B.A. in Human Rights & Equity Studies
This is more than my job. This is my life’s work. Let’s transform healthcare — story by story, soul by soul.
Augustina Ampofo 