Deborah Backman Email & Phone Number

Washington, District Of Columbia, United States

Arlington, Virginia, United States

-Support management of Breastfeeding Learning Community (BLC), a learning collaborative of 16 states advancing policy, systems and environmental change to improve breastfeeding support in birthing facilities, workplaces, and communities.-Provide on-demand technical assistance to BLC states.-Supervise Maternal and Infant Health intern, including providing guidance in developing written deliverables and professional performance goals, as well as regular feedback.-Develop 10+ public-facing capacity-building deliverables on maternal and child health per year, including conference presentations, podcasts, virtual convenings, issue briefs, and blogs.-Tracked and analyzed approximately 200 state maternal-child health policy bills and regulations to keep state health officials and agencies informed of policy trends.-Created, manage, and implement virtual series educating state health agencies, state not-for profit organizations, and community-based organizations on how to engage with policy processes.-Streamlined annual BLC funding application and progress reporting processes by developing and updating spreadsheets for tracking activity completion and achievement of project objectives.-Write annual funding applications and progress reports for the BLC grant, including creating project objectives, goals, and intended outcomes.-Manage BLC process and outcome evaluation, including developing performance measures, creating surveys, and writing evaluation reports.-Manage state-sub-awards totaling over $400,000, including developing Requests for Applications (RFAs), evaluating grant applications, and monitoring state spending and completion of activities.-Collaborate with other national maternal-child health organizations and ASTHO teams to produce professional development events, programs, and on-demand technical assistance for state health agencies.

Bethesda, Maryland, United States

-Managed a team applying for a federal grant in excess of $1 million and wrote funding proposals for 5-7 federal contract opportunities/year.-Conducted 5 - 7 quantitative and qualitative public health research and evaluation projects/year for federal, state, and nonprofit clients, including HHS, CDC, and CMS.-Conducted mixed methods process and outcome evaluation of federally funded reproductive health programs.-Provided technical assistance to nine state health agencies to improve evaluation of federally funded programs related to maternal-child health, reproductive health, and healthcare access.-Translated and disseminated research and evaluation findings to state health departments, federal agencies, and nonprofit organizations via reports, fact sheets, and issue briefs.-Led environmental scans and literature reviews related to state and local public health systems, health equity, social determinants of health, and community health workers.-Oversaw logistical activities, including scheduling, planning and coordinating client and internal meetings and webinars.-Developed and implemented surveys and other data collection tools to collect qualitative and quantitative data for process and outcome evaluation of federally funded public health programs.

Bethesda, Maryland

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States

Pennsylvania Community Health Systems study-Conduct study as part of 3-person team on structure of Pennsylvania Bureau of Community Health Systems to make recommendations for future organization, staffing, service delivery and physical location of Bureau offices, including a literature review and interviews with state health officials in 11 statesPennsylvania State Health Improvement Plan (SHIP)-Compile information on Healthy People 2020 objectives relevant to identified SHIP priority areas and research best practices for addressing priority areas-Compiled and organized information on Community Health Improvement Plan priorities of Pennsylvania hospitals-Assisted in development of PowerPoint presentation on Pennsylvania health disparities for Pennsylvania State Health Improvement Plan stakeholdersCenter for Public Health Practice Strategic Plan-Research objectives, initiatives, and research areas of Centers for Public Health Practice all over the country to assist with the development of the University of Pittsburgh Center for Public Health Practice Strategic Plan

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States

• Compiled database of state and local legislative efforts related to evidence-based childhood obesity prevention legislation, including summaries of 61 relevant laws and regulations, supporting organizations, voting records, and press coverage• Wrote column on federal, state, and local childhood obesity policy for the Let’s Move! Pittsburgh monthly newsletter• Conducted literature review on effectiveness of traffic-light nutrition labeling to inform grant application to further develop Let's Move Pittsburgh's Green Light Foods app

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States

-Developed internal strategic document for the ACHD’s Health-in-All-Policies work, including policy recommendations for collaboration between County agencies on projects relating to smoke-free public housing, integrating public health considerations into the County comprehensive plan, and promoting transit-oriented development-Developed policy recommendations for incorporating public health considerations into the 2015 update of the Allegheny County comprehensive land use plan-Gave three official PowerPoint presentations to County governmental officials and community-based partners on integrating public health considerations into comprehensive plans-Represented ACHD in official meetings of a County interagency work group as well as in meetings with municipal leaders and community-based partners-Tracked state legislation relating to tobacco control and nutrition and physical activity promotion

Bloomington, Indiana, United States

-Research Assistant under Dr. Fabio Rojas, Associate Professor of Sociology- Created multi-year database of of U.S. medical school rankings according to U.S. News and World Report medical school rankings as well as amounts of NIH funds given to medical schools-Ultimate research goal: examine factors related to a medical school's excellence in biomedical research, using NIH funding data as a measure of productivity

Master Of Public Health (Mph), Health Policy And Management, Certificate In Health Equity

Activities and Societies: Health Policy and Management Association; University of Pittsburgh Campus Liaison, American Public Health.

Bachelor Of Science, Sociology And Music

Activities and Societies: SOC-IU (IU's undergraduate sociology club), Phi Eta Sigma/Alpha Lambda Delta honor societies, University.