Partner with healthcare systems (Federally Qualified Health Centers, public health districts, university schools of pharmacy, pharmacy associations, and hospitals) to implement strategies to improve the practice’s hypertension and cholesterol control rate. Establish project benchmarks and analyze quantitative data to ensure benchmarks/deliverables are on target. Serve as the interagency business manager and subject matter expert for each health system. Facilitate meetings with each health… Show more Partner with healthcare systems (Federally Qualified Health Centers, public health districts, university schools of pharmacy, pharmacy associations, and hospitals) to implement strategies to improve the practice’s hypertension and cholesterol control rate. Establish project benchmarks and analyze quantitative data to ensure benchmarks/deliverables are on target. Serve as the interagency business manager and subject matter expert for each health system. Facilitate meetings with each health system to assess progress with meeting deliverables and provide technical assistance. Serve as a resource/point of contact for each healthcare system. Work cross-functionally to develop short and long-term evaluation goals and methodology. Develop evaluation reporting tools, analyze data, and provide tailored evaluation reports. Conduct process and outcome evaluations to determine program effectiveness. Develop quality improvement guidelines and tools. Devise, and amend the department's quality improvement manual. Devise abstracts for poster and oral conference presentations. Write, amend, and reconcile contracts, adhering to interagency procedures. Monitor contractors' budgets, and routinely assess contractor's expenditures and invoicing. Create proposals for new programs and state partnerships. Engages partners in the development of new proposals and identification of new programmatic goals. Assist with writing the Notice of Funding Opportunity Cooperative Agreement for state funding. Promotes the adoption of systems to refer adults with hypertension and high cholesterol to community programs and resources. Conducts evidence-based training to manage hypertension and hyperlipidemia. Show less

Collaborate with internal and external stakeholders to design and administer quantitative and qualitative surveys. Facilitate meetings, coordinate activities, and provide trainings to internal and external partners collaborating to improve the health of the community. Conduct quantitative analysis and provide evidence-based interventions. Supervise staff and provide programmatic leadership and guidance to the following programs: Supplemental Nutrition and Assistance Program, Safe… Show more Collaborate with internal and external stakeholders to design and administer quantitative and qualitative surveys. Facilitate meetings, coordinate activities, and provide trainings to internal and external partners collaborating to improve the health of the community. Conduct quantitative analysis and provide evidence-based interventions. Supervise staff and provide programmatic leadership and guidance to the following programs: Supplemental Nutrition and Assistance Program, Safe Kids, Employee Wellness, and Public Health Associate Program(PHAP) while simultaneously working to reduce the incidence of cardiovascular disease. Write state and federal applications to supplement/enhance agency programs. Write newsletter articles. Represent the agency in the community. Public Health Emergency Team: In the event of a public health emergency I assumed additional responsibilities (e.g., investigations, contact tracing, vaccine scheduling, vaccine planning, and logistical distribution). Serve as subject matter expert. Show less

Plan, implement, and manage evidence-based disease prevention and management programs. Collaborated with internal and external partners, including academia, to implement an evidence-based maternal health program. Implement a maternal health program while working simultaneously to meet the contractual obligations of funders. Partner and collaborate with the state regional Immunization Coordinator, private, public, and alternative schools, as well as childcare centers to conduct immunization… Show more Plan, implement, and manage evidence-based disease prevention and management programs. Collaborated with internal and external partners, including academia, to implement an evidence-based maternal health program. Implement a maternal health program while working simultaneously to meet the contractual obligations of funders. Partner and collaborate with the state regional Immunization Coordinator, private, public, and alternative schools, as well as childcare centers to conduct immunization audits; educate decision-makers/stakeholders about the process and the importance of following state Immunization laws; input data into the state immunization database. Provide CPR/AED training to the staff and the community. Collaborate with the supervisor to devise qualitative surveys to analyze the cause of negative workplace occurrences; review policies and make recommendations to leadership to resolve the workplace problem(s). Collaborated intra-agency-wide to devise strategies that meet organizational/programmatic goals and to increase organizational capacity and programmatic awareness. Review contracts for completeness and timely submission. Seek out and write applications for additional program funding.Supervised staff and managed programmatic activities of two programs: Teen Health Center, and Safe Kids. Worked with the health education team to analyze teen health marketing analytics, and adjust programming based on analytics. Monitor and mentor staff for technical and cultural awareness and interpersonal effectiveness. Write and disseminate information through newsletters, teen health blogs, and social media platforms. Submit timely reports to federal agencies. Represent the agency in the community. Show less

Attended local community events to promote Aetna Better Health of Kentucky Medicaid Managed Care plan. Inform Medicaid enrollees about the benefits of their plan and ensured that they are aware of and enrolled in benefits. Worked with local health and community-based organizations to promote the benefits of the health plan and to become a trusted community partner.

Support comprehensive coordination of medical services including intake, screening and referral to Aetna Medical Services Programs, promotes/supports quality effectiveness of Healthcare Services.

Collaborated with and provided technical assistance and guidance to 19 coalitions adopting and implementing policy, systems, and environmental changes to become tobacco free, increase opportunities for physical activity, and increase healthier food options. Collected data for local health department accrediation and conduct community health assessments to document gaps in services, environments, and infrastructure. Ensure that coalition activities are researched based.

Trained staff on federal Head Start nutrition and physical activity standards, as well as the state Child and Adult Care Food Program regulations. Assessed, monitored, and gave overall direction of federal and state health and nutrition regulation compliance in childcare centers owned and operated by the agency. Recommended and followed up on corrective action when deficiencies were found. Monitored and supervised the food service budget. Managed and monitored the expenditure of food… Show more Trained staff on federal Head Start nutrition and physical activity standards, as well as the state Child and Adult Care Food Program regulations. Assessed, monitored, and gave overall direction of federal and state health and nutrition regulation compliance in childcare centers owned and operated by the agency. Recommended and followed up on corrective action when deficiencies were found. Monitored and supervised the food service budget. Managed and monitored the expenditure of food service delivery, medical and dental contracts. Show less

Wrote and submitted reports pertaining to compliance with administrative, fiscal, human resources, and equal opportunity statutes, regulations, policies, and procedures. Wrote budget expenditure reports to state funding sources. Wrote the Community Services Block Grant expenditure reports. Worked intra-agency wide to coordinate volunteer activities commenorating special events.

Served as the agency's health educator and performed a variety of activities such as administering the Center's for Disease Control and Prevention Youth Tobacco Survey, devised exercise prescription for patients with chronic diseases, wrote grants to increase wellness in the community. Additionally, I suprevised the activities of the employee wellness committee. Collaborated with local wellness agencies to train community members to become group wellness instructors. Other activities include… Show more Served as the agency's health educator and performed a variety of activities such as administering the Center's for Disease Control and Prevention Youth Tobacco Survey, devised exercise prescription for patients with chronic diseases, wrote grants to increase wellness in the community. Additionally, I suprevised the activities of the employee wellness committee. Collaborated with local wellness agencies to train community members to become group wellness instructors. Other activities include facilitating focus groups, collecting quantative data of school age children to assess their risk of overweight/obesity, worked with schools to offer healthier food options, taught smoking cessation classes, planned and executed the county's first ever walk to school day event. Coordinated and trained volunteers to implement large scale public health campaigns. Show less