Skye D. Lewis, Mph Email & Phone Number

Charlotte, NC, US

United States

Remote

Remote

• Conduct VFC (Vaccine For Children) compliance assessments to ensure CDC requirements are being met. Providers include and are not limited to Local Health Departments, Federally Qualified Health Center sites (FQHC).
• Communicate assessment findings to providers through constructive feedback, and address concerns that require follow-up. Report assessment findings into CDC-provided software and upload documents for permanent document.
• Conduct outreach and technical assistance to increase vaccination rates and support other public health activities related to the COVID-19 pandemic.
• Builds and maintains relationships with local providers, physicians, and associated groups to provide information about current COVID-19 immunization practices, program initiatives, and local immunization needs. Acts.

Springfield, Illinois Metropolitan Area

• Project lead for ILBCF Innovative Policy Solutions Brain Trust meetings.
• Organizing meetings, including scheduling, sending reminders, and aiding as a point of contact.
• Produce press releases and infographics to conduct research.
• Assists ILBCF policy in developing and implementing new policy initiatives, planning and coordinating policy-related workshops and meetings.
• Works with the Executive Director to support ongoing activities and programming.
• Takes independent initiative and actively and fully participates in ILBCF goals and objectives supporting ILBC priorities.

Champaign, Illinois

• Illinois Science Policy Scholar:
• Supporting the Expanded Food and Nutrition Education Program (EFNEP) in educating 3,000 clients and 8,000 family members statewide on how to be self-sufficient with prioritizing their nutritional health and wellbeing.
• Educate staff on strategies that show clients how oral health care can positively and negatively impact one’s overall wellbeing.
• Working on continuing education to receive a credential in “Family Development.”Illinois Legislative Black Caucus/Foundation Fellow:
• Support a health series called “Black Representation Matters” that aims to drive roundtable discussions with professionals from various backgrounds in order to identify strategies for enhancing the quality of life for.
• Co-lead Brain Trust meetings and collaborate with diverse professionals on advancing the health of Black communities in Illinois.

Urbana, Illinois, United States

• Developed a curriculum to train Nursing staff on how to identify both intraoral and extraoral dental lesions that are abnormal in elder residents, resulting in an improvement in cancer detections at earlier stages and.
• Generated standard work and program implementation manuals that contained key definitions, oral health evaluation directions,documentation procedures, and dental professional contact information, in order to provide.

908 W. Nevada

• Assist in the performance of all administrative duties as assigned.
• Answer telephone calls and emails, type paper correspondence, and maintain appointment schedule.
• Perform data entry, computer reports, and various other paperwork-related clerical tasks.
• Provide front-desk support and other clerical assistance as required.

Springfield, Illinois Metropolitan Area

• Received $1M in funding from the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) to research dental care for children.
• Conducted environmental scans within Illinois, Ohio, Michigan, and Indiana, by contacting oral health groups to explore information on their dental processes when supporting children between 6 to 11 years of age.
• Researched oral health policies and factors that impacted free oral care, resources, and coverage for over 50K children.
• Managed a 102 question survey that asked dental facilities about fluoride cost, the number of health screenings conducted, patient access to free clinics, transportation access, and other disparities that may hinder.
• Produced a Community Health Worker Toolkit designed to provide culturally and linguistically appropriate information for Federally Qualified Health Care Center (FQHC) dental patients.
• Assisted with an environmental scan supported by a Midwest Network for Oral Health Integration (MNOHI) grant.

Champaign, Illinois

• Provided up to 75 patients per week with oral healthcare education at Promise Healthcare’s maternal, prenatal, and wellness clinic.
• Informed patients about the importance of proper oral hygiene and assisted them in making future dental appointments.
• Accompanied the dentist on supporting simple dental procedures when understaffed, in efforts to maintain optimal patient support.
• Cross-referenced Medicaid insurance coverage with the dental date of service to ensure adherence to insurance guidelines.

Master Of Public Health - Mph, Public Health Education And Promotion

Activities and Societies: Illinois Public Health Association (student) Public Health Professionals UIUC Illinois Pre-Dentistry Club DDS.

Bachelor Of Science - Bs, Public Health/Community Health Education & Promotion/Dental Hygiene

Activities and Societies: James Scholar, Pre-Dental Club DDS, Pre-Dentistry Fraternity UIUC

Associate Of Applied Sciences - Aas, Dental Hygiene/Hygienist

Activities and Societies: PTK Phi Theta Kappa Honors Society President of SADHA (Student American Dental Hygiene Association) President.

Dental Assisting Certificate/ Danb Certified In Radiology, Dental Assisting/Assistant

Associate Of Arts (A.A.), General Studies