Heidi Westermann Email & Phone Number

Arlington, Virginia

Responsible for leadership, policy analysis, and programmatic implementation-related state and territorial public health systems improvement, planning, and accreditation. Develop, direct, and manage federally funded projects totaling $1,000,000 per year. Design and provide technical assistance to state and territorial health agencies and leaders engaging in agency-wide planning processes and accreditation preparation and maintenance. Evaluate and adapt strategies for quality… Show more Responsible for leadership, policy analysis, and programmatic implementation-related state and territorial public health systems improvement, planning, and accreditation. Develop, direct, and manage federally funded projects totaling $1,000,000 per year. Design and provide technical assistance to state and territorial health agencies and leaders engaging in agency-wide planning processes and accreditation preparation and maintenance. Evaluate and adapt strategies for quality improvement, planning, and public health infrastructure. COVID response: 90-day rotation as Vaccination Branch Director, Vermont Dept of Health, Jan – April 2021 Show less

Burlington, Vermont Area

Develop, design, and teach PH315: Public Health SurveillanceElective course in UVM's new Online Master of Public Health program

Burlington, Vermont Area

Assists and advises multiple work teams on data use, goal setting, and performance management. Established and maintaining a performance management system and ongoing quality improvement activities in health and human services. Facilitating data-driven management discussions that promote government accountability. Routinely analyzing Vermont population-based data from numerous sources and communicating with the state legislature, government and community partners, and the public.

Tobacco & Public Health Infrastructure Epidemiologist. Routinely analyzed and displayed Vermont population-based data from numerous sources and communicated with the state legislature, government and community partners, and the public.

Completed core competencies in applied epidemiology. Routinely analyzed NYC HIV surveillance data and disseminated reports, maps, and manuscripts. Contributed to grant drafting, data collection, cleaning, and management. Evaluated HIV/AIDS surveillance in NYC using CDC’s updated guidelines.

Performed analysis including computing summary statistics for approximately 16,000 injury and illness cases. Designed several online survey tools using unique GE proprietary software. Gained knowledge of corporate culture, business hierarchy, and occupational medicine including injury prevention in Triple-A rated corporation.

Tobacco cessation clinical research at the Transdisciplinary Tobacco Use Research Center. Analyzed recorded transcripts of individual calls to the New York State Smokers Quit Line to assess message framing interview structure. Performed secondary data analysis on message framing and physical activity.

Recruited, enrolled, and followed up with 258 participants in a National Heart Lung and Blood Institute-funded randomized controlled trial assessing the association between positive affect, self-efficacy, and physical activity in patients with cardiopulmonary diseases.

Mph, Chronic Disease Epidemiology

Activities and Societies: SAYPH - Student Association at Yale School of Public Health

Ba, Science, Technology & Society

Activities and Societies: Phi Betta Kappa