Catherine Turkett Kamara
Irvington,NJ
Summary
- Versatile public health care professional with 9+ years of experience providing consultancy and advice & managing public health projects across various urban communities and developing countries.
- Instrumental in managing and delivering health education programs to support individuals, families, and communities to maximize and maintain healthy lifestyles.
- Adept at collecting and analyzing data to identify communities needs prior to planning, implementing, monitoring, and evaluating projects.
- Demonstrates success in utilizing a system approach in problem solving.
- Provides interventions designed to promote health equity, prevent diseases, and address barriers to healthcare.
- Excellent communication skills.
- Team oriented personality with the ability to work independently
- Community Public Health Advocacy.
- Covid-19 vaccine distribution and Education
- Surveillance and Preparedness
- Monitoring and Evaluation
- Control and Prevention Strategies
- Public Health Emergency Training Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene WASH
Overview
20
20
years of professional experience
Work History
Peer Reviewer for Scholarly Journal in Urban Hth.
American Journal of Infectious Disease, AJID
East Springfield, NY
01.2020 - Current
- Review articles for require content and general context approval or revision: to help the author get approval for their work to be published or to resolve weaknesses in their work
- Key Contributions:
- Promoted all public health initiative by providing post and prior prevention consultancy
- Delivered quality support in restructuring and expanding of public health and rehabilitative services in the U.S., Senegal, & Liberia.
- Collected and analyzed information to monitor compliance outcomes and identify and address trends of non-compliant behavior.
Lungs Transplant Physical Rehab Team
Newark Beth Israel Barnabas Health
Newark, New Jersey
12.2019 - Current
- Physical Rehab Medicine Provider.
- Reviewed current literature and research to update and revise educational components.
- Prepared patients to meet with physical therapists.
- Monitored patient's safety and response to exercise intensity to discuss with therapist or assistant.
- Issued individualized home exercise programs to patients and verified comprehension of instructions before discharge.
Lead Public Health Epidemiologist & Director Rehab Medicine
CE Turkett Consultants, LLC
Irvington, NJ
04.2011 - Current
- Provided training and practical skills to participants in post Ebola public health expansion project in collaboration with the Ministry of Health and Social Welfare of Liberia
- Facilitated development of Liberia’s first post-Ebola rehabilitation clinic (SALT Rehabilitation Clinic) for mapping demographics utilizing GIS analytical tools
- Participated in daily administration meetings to discuss the overall performance of Rehabilitation Clinic in every domain including accreditation, budgeting, volunteering, and staff connection
- Newly Registered consultancy in Dakar, Senegal focusing on public health initiatives and Rehabilitation Medicine.
- Met with members of public and local leaders at various community events and discussed ways to reduce illness, food contamination and obesity.
- Prevented illness by education public on healthy practices to stop disease.
- Designed educational materials used to inform policymakers and community stakeholders.
- Reviewed patient records for unusual issues, cluster infections and known pathogens so that outbreaks could be remedied quickly.
Public Health Intern
Emory University Healthcare System
Atlanta, GA
01.2017 - 01.2019
- Supported in training Nurses Assistants on the most critical moments to perform hand hygiene in compliance with World Health Organization proven and effective approach “My Five Moments for hand Hygiene” to reduce Hospital Associated Infections HAIs, while working across different countries.
Public Health Intern
Emory University Hospital-Long Term Care
Atlanta, GA
01.2015 - 01.2016
- International Community Public Health Outreach at Sierra Leone and Liberia
- Helped develop community awareness and outreach programs targeting specific demographics or health issues.
- Engaged members of public in available resources through friendly and knowledgeable support.
- Provided extensive clerical support to manage correspondence, files and communications.
- Gathered, organized and analyzed data on public health concerns.
Education
Ph.D. - Epidemiology
Capella University School of Nursing And Health Sciences
Minneapolis, MN2020
Doctor of Public Health -
Capella University
Minneapolis, MN2020
Master of Science - Public Health Lead in Urban Health Equity
Capella University
Minneapolis, MN01.2011
Bachelor of Arts - Health Communications
Rutgers University School of Communications
New Brunswick, NJ06.2005
Associate Degree - Allied Health science
Essex County College
1999
Skills
- Training and mentoring
- Team Building
- Contract Negotiation
- Organizational Development
- Training and Development
- Analytical and Critical Thinking
- Training development
- Active Listening
- Problem-Solving
- Attention to Detail
- MS Office
Accomplishments
- Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) (completed 2020)
- Essential Epidemiological Tools for Public Health Practice
- Johns Hopkins School of Medicine & Bloomberg School of Public Health (completed 2020)
- Biostatistics in Public Health-Specialization Course
- John Hopkins School of Medicine & Bloomberg School of Public Health (currently in progress)
- Go-Data: Field data collection, Chains of transmission, and Contact Follow-Up World Health Organization, Health Emergencies Program (completed 2020)
- COVID-19 Operational Planning Guidelines and COVID-19 Partners Platform to support Country preparedness and response
- World Health Organization, Health Emergencies Program (completed 2020)
- New Jersey Board of Physical Therapy -Active PTA license
- Rutgers Environmental Public Health (Summer 2021, Summer 2022) …continued…
Timeline
Peer Reviewer for Scholarly Journal in Urban Hth.
American Journal of Infectious Disease, AJID
01.2020 - Current
Lungs Transplant Physical Rehab Team
Newark Beth Israel Barnabas Health
12.2019 - Current
Public Health Intern
Emory University Healthcare System
01.2017 - 01.2019
Public Health Intern
Emory University Hospital-Long Term Care
01.2015 - 01.2016
Lead Public Health Epidemiologist & Director Rehab Medicine
CE Turkett Consultants, LLC
04.2011 - Current
Ph.D. - Epidemiology
Capella University School of Nursing And Health Sciences
Doctor of Public Health -
Capella University
Master of Science - Public Health Lead in Urban Health Equity
Capella University
Bachelor of Arts - Health Communications
Rutgers University School of Communications
Associate Degree - Allied Health science
Essex County College
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