Raina Pandit, Mph Email & Phone Number

Los Angeles, California, United States

Strengthening and building relationships within the LA HIDTA and local community health departments in Los Angeles, Riverside, San Bernardino, and Orange counties to help reduce the national crisis of opioid fatalities in California.

Los Angeles County, California, United States

• Supported quality improvement efforts, conducting over 42 school site visits as a part of the county’s School Technical Assistance Team (STAT) COVID-19 prevention response to determine the safe reopening of K-12 schools in Los Angeles County.• Assisted in the community deployment of vaccine distribution at MegaPOD sites to rapidly vaccinate vulnerable populations and essential healthcare workers to combat the spread of COVID-19 in Los Angeles County.• Assisted in the Covid-19 emergency response to reduce exposure by interviewing Covid-19 positive cases, providing educational information regarding quarantine and isolation guidelines and procedures, as well as linkages to community resources throughout Los Angeles County.• Conducted contact tracing interviews, providing similar guidance as Covid positive cases and trained Department of Public Health employees to conduct interviews.

Los Angeles County, California, United States

• Assisted in making preventive health care accessible to young people throughout the County by bringing youth-focused health and wellness education and services on campus through the safety net of Student Wellbeing Centers. • Strengthened student's knowledge through one-on-on sessions or group-based sessions focused on mental health awareness, substance abuse prevention, and sexual health education services assigned at LAUSD high schools. • Developed educational content/activities to lead the center and linking/referring students to community health resources and programs to aid in self-efficacy and awareness. • Provided leadership opportunities through the Peer Advocacy Program for students to engage with their student body and take initiatives to educate on health focused curriculum and bring awareness to adolescent positive growth development.

San Diego, Ca

• Evaluated the effectiveness of a reproductive behavior change program, assessing over 300 healthcare in 5 South African provinces utilizing the first benchmarking tool rollout.• Managed the statistical database for the tool implementation program (MAX: Maximizing Healthcare Provider Performance), assessing the quality of care standards by WHO policy guidelines.• Collaborated with universities, international stakeholders, and donors to ensure seamless communication and logistical demands were met between various projects; e.g. collaborating with UCSD’s Center for Gender Equity and Health to coordinate statistical analysis.• Monitored the Malawi medical detailing program for a USAID funded reproductive health program and identified and actively worked to resolve a discrepancy while checking/managing the sale production database. • Initiated the foundation of a prospective sex education campaign through an extensive landscape gap analysis of over 70 electronic web resources (Ted Talks, YouTube, Podcasts, websites).

Loma Linda, Ca

• Increased efficacy for the annual Global Healthcare Conference for Adventist hospitals worldwide; planning and coordinating logistics for 320 international health professionals in 42 different countries.• Analyzed annual conference reports and budgeting and effectively negotiated prices with external vendors to align with the budget.

Loma Linda, Ca, Chennai, India, And Rajasthan, India

• Provided evaluation guidance for World Vision India’s (WVI), nation-wide Integrated Programme for Child Health (IPCH) to reduce malnutrition in 72 of 165 Area Development Programs (ADP). Research data subsequently, effectively reduced malnutrition in 43% of community development programs. • Trained and led a team of 8 to facilitate 2 field visits to collect qualitative data from government officials, adolescent girls, pregnant and lactating mothers, and community health workers. • Contributing author of the final evaluation report and presented findings of malnutrition, behavioral change, economic sustainability, maternal and child health and health education program to to World Vision staff, LLU medical residents, physicians, and MPH students. • Conducted participatory mixed methods approach, data analysis, round table discussions, and final report writing. • Led a team of 8 staff in Rajasthan to facilitate two field visits, 8 key informant interviews with government officials and other stakeholders; 4 focus groups with adolescent girls, pregnant and lactating mothers, and community health workers. • Developed, implemented, and analyzed the first electronic web survey for in-country program managers (82% completion rate) to obtain data relevant for evaluation objectives.• Coordinated logistics and communication with local and international team members for effective collaboration.

Bethesda, Md

• Assisted in managing 10 client’s wellness programs; implemented new programmatic strategies to warrant employees’ participation.• Provided immediate support to solve employee health insurance issues, program-based incentive contribution discrepancies, and assistance with client portal errors. • Streamlined a major client’s incentive discrepancy, which extended their contract with the company. • Maximized employee satisfaction by offering direct assistance with scheduling screenings, portal navigation, and incentive reward inquiries through telephonic, email, and live-chat provision for 47 clients’ wellness programs.

Guinayangan, Quezon Province, Philippines

• Conducted baseline assessment in rural daycare centers to scale-up nutrition education, bio-intensive gardening, water, sanitation, and hygiene practices.• Administered focus group discussions and key informant interviews with local government officials from the Department of Social Welfare and Development and day care center workers to successfully gather data.• Transcribed sessions, analyzed data and created codebook for emerging themes.

San Bernardino, Ca

• Using qualitative and quantitative data methods, evaluated 8 community health clinics using guidelines and standards from the National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA) to prepare clinics to transition into a Patient Centered Medical Home (PCMH).• Documented progress through quarterly reports, Gantt charts, budget justifications, and presentations to community partners, LLU faculty/staff, and peers.

Master'S Degree, Masters Of Public Health, Global Health

Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.), Health Administration And Policy Program: Public Health, Psychology Minor

Activities and Societies: Zeta Sigma Chi Multicultural Sorority Inc.