DIANA AVILA-LOPEZ
Hollister,CA
Summary
Experienced health education professional dedicated to teaching, reaching and advocating in support of public health objectives. Organized, driven and collaborative with in-depth understanding of program needs, research strategies and trends in health issues. .
Overview
12
12
years of professional experience
Work History
Chronic Disease Prevention Specialist II
County of Monterey Health Department
Salinas
07.2023 - Current
- Assisted with the development of new initiatives for community-based health education activities targeting senior citizens.
- Established partnerships with Monterey County housing cites and recreation centers to promote healthier living habits among their members.
- Developed and implemented bilingual curriculum on cognitive health and managing chronic diseases.
- Assisted with the development of surveys to assess the effectiveness of existing health education programs.
- Delivered presentations at conferences, meetings, and other events to promote awareness of cognitive decline among adults in the Unites States.
- Created lesson plans, handouts, and other materials for health education classes.
- Enhanced awareness of health resources and worked to connect individuals with programs.
- Prepared reports outlining program successes and challenges for the state of California.
- Maintained detailed records of all budget activity including tracking expenses.
- Created purchase orders according to the programs needs.
Chronic Disease Prevention Specialist II
Monterey County Health Department
Salinas, CA
05.2022 - Current
- Conducted Annual Immunization Assessment Reporting where 100% of the schools in Monterey County completed their report by the deadline.
- Assisted in providing guidance to school nurses and administrators on questions regarding the Annual Immunization Assessment Reporting.
- Maintained databases and mailing lists to facilitate functioning of the Immunization program including seasonal influenza, COVID-19, and mpox vaccines.
- Provide guidance to the general public related to their immunization records.
- Conducted initial screening for individuals interested in the mpox vaccine.
- Prepared Vaccine Management Plan for Vaccines for Children program and COVID-19.
- Conduct vaccine waste product, redistribution, and fulfillment orders through MyCAvax.
- Assisted in conducting school reporting trainings to school staff.
Health Educator II
San Benito County Health & Human Services Agency Public Health Division
Hollister, CA
10.2021 - 05.2022
- Established and maintained positive relationships with elected officials, residents, families, other area health care providers, physicians and community at large.
- Prepared and conducted radio interviews in English and Spanish to promote health related topics and share available resources to the community.
- Prepared and translated press releases relating to COVID-19.
- Contributed to the planning and coordination of various Town Halls held by the Public Health Department.
- Prepared contracts with various media outlets including KSBW, Telemundo, Radio la Campesina, and 101.7 The Beach.
- Collaborated with the San Benito County Public Health team to promote, plan and organize communication materials.
- contributed to the planning and coordination of the pop-up COVID-19 clinics.
- Controlled expenditures within the communications team and reported monthly actual performance to the State of California.
Health Assistant
San Benito County
Hollister, CA
01.2019 - 09.2021
- Assisted in presenting public talks to promote specific health topics such as tobacco, nutrition, children safety, opioids, and COVID-19 education.
- Publicly spoke to elected officials during various Hollister City council meetings regarding tobacco health issues within the youth in the city.
- Collaborated in preparing and conducting meetings with various stakeholder in the community to address health concerns.
- Planned and implemented developmentally appropriate activities for the youth group in order to meet needs of the Tobacco Education Program.
- Assisted in developing and translating messaging into creative, engaging marketing materials for various campaigns.
- Shared public service announcements and upcoming events with Spanish speaking audiences through local radio stations and prerecorded videos.
- Proofread translations to identify and correct punctuation, grammatical and translation errors.
- Delivered real-time, accurate oral translations and interpretations.
- Followed set protocol for contacting assigned newly diagnosed COVID-19 case patients and documented all contact attempts and timeframes.
- Contact Tracing and COVID-19 case investigations.
- Assisted with vaccination site clinics.
Site Coordinator
Youth Alliance
Hollister, CA
08.2015 - 01.2019
- Effectively supervise the recruitment and hiring of employees; assure provision of initial orientation and ongoing development; conducts performance evaluation and disciplinary actions as required; and coordinates the deployment of staff consistent with program needs.
- Design, develop and manage program components that lead to positive outcomes for the participating children and their families.
- Manage site operations, including timely completion and submittal of all required data as defined by grant finding source.
- Conduct evaluations and implement recommendations from periodic program evaluations.
- Develop and conduct events and activities to improve school/community connections to ensure that positive academic and social outcomes are being achieved.
- Communicated with local business owners and community members to facilitate use of resources.
- Conducted school wide parent conferences to promote the activities and requirements for the after school programs in the district.
- Provided informative reports to management as requested.
Program Leader
Youth Alliance
Hollister, CA
09.2014 - 08.2015
- Managed classrooms with 20+ Middle School students.
- Created events for students and parents.
- Communicate with parents on a daily basis, both English and Spanish.
- Created and enforced child-based, hands-on curriculum to promote student interest and receptive learning.
- Combined discipline plan with effective measures and lesson plans to increase concentration, participation and progress student accountability.
- Created fun and safe learning environment by planning age-appropriate activities and monitoring safety.
Sales Associate
Sunglass Hut
Hollister, CA
07.2012 - 08.2015
- Communicate effectively with customers from all over the world.
- Perform over 100% of weekly sales goal – became a million dollar store in 2013
- Performed Top 5 in the nation with sales.
Education
Communications Studies, Spanish, Public Relations
California State University
Skills
- Relationship building
- Communication skills
- Fluent in Spanish (verbal and written)
- Social media platforms
- Graphic design proficiency
- Organizational skills
- Partnership development
- Curriculum design
- Budgeting
- Presentation skills
- Cultural competency
- Resource advocacy
Languages
Spanish
Native/ Bilingual
Timeline
Chronic Disease Prevention Specialist II
County of Monterey Health Department
07.2023 - Current
Chronic Disease Prevention Specialist II
Monterey County Health Department
05.2022 - Current
Health Educator II
San Benito County Health & Human Services Agency Public Health Division
10.2021 - 05.2022
Health Assistant
San Benito County
01.2019 - 09.2021
Site Coordinator
Youth Alliance
08.2015 - 01.2019
Program Leader
Youth Alliance
09.2014 - 08.2015
Sales Associate
Sunglass Hut
07.2012 - 08.2015
Communications Studies, Spanish, Public Relations
California State University
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