Ken Balla Email & Phone Number

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Vienna, Austria

As an Associate Project Officer for the Programme of Action for Cancer Therapy (PACT), I:-supported projects in the area of comprehensive cancer control, capacity development, health systems strengthening, and radiotherapy;-designed, developed and implemented cancer control projects in low and middle-income countries-supported in the monitoring and.

Washington D.C. Metro Area

As Program Manager for the National Capital Area, I was responsible for:-Delivering health education programs and other public awareness activities about the risk factors for kidney disease to various community groups, businesses and other stakeholders;-Implementing kidney health screenings at various events in the community;-Managing all logistics related.

Greater Atlanta Area

As a Coverdell Fellow, I developed and implemented a curriculum for 60 students in Emory's community-engaged learning seminar and partnered with local community organizations on implementing health promotion activities in Clarkston, GA. I also served as a liaison between the Peace Corps, the Rollins School of Public Health community, and community partners.

Greater Atlanta Area

As an intern at CARE, I assisted on various tasks such as conducting research, literature reviews, and creating maps of academic journals for preparing articles for publication. CARE also supported me on my Master's thesis project by guiding me on developing an education program for their youth leadership development project. For this, I created a training.

Greater Atlanta Area

At the Emory Transplant Center I worked directly with patients as I trained and taught more than 450 kidney transplant patients on how to use patient health education tools and about their medications using effective communication techniques for patients between the ages of 15 to 85. I also developed a logframe and monitored and evaluated new patient.

Fukui-ken, Sakai-shi, Maruoka-cho, Japan

As a teacher for the Fukui Prefecture Board of Education at Maruoka Senior High School, I:- Taught college prep English to 700 students: writing, reading, and oral communication;- Prepared lesson plans for all classes and developed materials for other English teachers;- Evaluated students' performance through written and oral exams and essays;- Helped.

Akkol', Kazakhstan

My main role as a Peace Corps Volunteer in Kazakhstan was in the education sector. I instructed 530 students across 11 grades at Akkol School #1, developed and designed curricula for English courses, and facilitated teacher training seminars in order to train more than 100 teachers in new pedagogical methodologies and to improve their technical abilities..

Master Of Public Health (Mph)

Ba, History