HYACINTHI E. MWANGU
Summerville,USA
Summary
As a Public Health practice professional with more than 10 years of experience in conducting community needs assessments, program planning, implementation, evaluation, and program facilitation. Led successful evidence-based programs such as substance abuse prevention, infectious, and chronic disease prevention, mental health awareness, coalition building, and maternal-child health advocacy. With a solid history of achievement in increasing access to health in rural and underserved communities, promoting oral health, obesity prevention, injury prevention, and tobacco prevention. My area of expertise includes coordinating and promoting community health, equity, community capacity building, and collaboration with different agencies from nonprofit organizations to State, and local government levels. Aiming to leverage my skills to successfully fill the program manager role.
Overview
22
22
years of professional experience
Work History
Community Engagement Director
State of South Carolina Department of Public Healt
Charleston, SC
02.2023 - Current
- Led effectively in hiring the team from nine employees to twenty employees in eight months
- Facilitated collaboration between CDC, the government of Tanzania and the State of South Carolina Department of Health on promoting CHW programs and increase access to care for maternal child health
- Inspired, and directed Community Engagement Team on promoting health and system change
- The team has register nurse, epidemiologist, health educators, community health workers, and communication liaison for the Lowcountry region which consists of eleven counties
- Effectively built coalitions from multiagency organizations to work on promoting health equity to underserved communities in the region
Senior Public Health
State of South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC)
Charleston, SC
09.2018 - 02.2023
- Effectively improve community health through health education, material dissemination, environmental safety through the promotion of walking trails, and facilitate programs, such as oral health, obesity, cancer, heart diseases, and fruits/ vegetables in schools and communities in the Lowcountry region as required by the central office
- Facilitated collaboration between CDC, State, Faith-based communities, and nonprofit organization on promoting STI prevention, End the Epidemic program which focuses on HIV prevention and awareness
- Prepare, and coordinate grant applications and writing grants to obtain funding for health education programs such as Point of sale grants from Smoke-Free SC and Counter Tools and DPP
- Supervised community team on programs such as oral health, ONPA, tobacco prevention, and increased access to fruits and vegetables in food desert communities
- Built a successful coalition with the Kusso Indian tribe, local schools, AME churches, and Hispanic, and African American, to local government and state in South Carolina
- Successfully coordinates CHIP data to the region, state leadership priorities, and community partners to develop community health work plans that meet community needs and grant requirements
- Led and supervised community system teams, coalition meetings, and chronic disease activities to facilitate the functioning of community system programs
- Promoting and collaborating with different agencies on creating events for COVID-19 testing and vaccine in the Lowcountry region
Health Educator
Muskegon County Health Department
Muskegon, MI
04.2014 - 08.2018
- Successfully conducted need assessment for the community on health disparities to inform program development based on gaps identified
- Planning and organizing community meetings with different agencies across the state to improve the health and well-being of the community
- Successfully conducted surveys and focus groups discussion for data collection to identify health services that are needed based on disease burdens
- Implementation of evidence-based programs for communities across the county such as the Nurturing father program, Prime for Life with ex-offenders, and Juveniles
- Worked with State stakeholders on the prevention of chronic diseases, Opioid prevention, and HIV through Heath Education and Promotion
- Successfully educated pregnant women and families about healthy (Oral health, lead poison, safe sleep, nutrition) to ensure reduction of infant mortality
- Facilitated Mental health First Aid programs, QPR to reduce suicide through education to adults and youth
- Successfully conducted surveys and focus groups discussion and advocacy for policy changes to improve community health
- Supervised and ensured the quality of educational materials and delivery to programs such as Nurturing father, Prime for Life, and Youth Mental health First Aid USA in the county
Health Educator Intern
Marquette General Hospital
Marquette, MI
09.2012 - 12.2013
- Created health awareness displays for diabetes conferences, such as flyers/pamphlets
- Developed and implemented employee healthier lunches and bulletin for the diabetes month of November and educated obese and diabetic patients on how to live healthier lifestyles
- Assessed, intervened, evaluated, and taught patients about chronic disease prevention
Community Support Tech
Community Mental Health (CMH)
Lansing, MI
05.2003 - 12.2011
- Passed medication and educated clients on healthy eating and meal preparation for clients with mental disabilities
- Taught patients with mental disabilities the importance of physical activities, and how to budget their resources
- Developed activities plans and connected clients with community agencies for job opportunities and volunteer work
Education
Master’s - public health
Gand valley state university
Allendale, Mi05.2018
Bachelor of science - community health
Northern Michigan university
Marquette, Mi12.2013
associate degree - general education
Lansing community college
Lansing, Mi05.2007
Skills
- Program planning
- Implementation
- Evaluation
- Facilitation of programs
- Quick learner
- Communication skills
- Interpersonal skills
- Team meetings
- SPSS
- Microsoft Word
- Microsoft PowerPoint
- Microsoft Excel
- Creative problem solving
- Community outreach
- Analytical thinking
- Fluent in English and Swahili
- Research
- Grant writing
- Team working
- Public speaking
- Leadership
Accomplishments
- Successfully conducted a Community Health Improvement Plan and get more than five thousand residents to participate in the survey and focus group in the Tri-county area.
- Led substance abuse prevention, infectious, chronic disease prevention, mental health, and maternal-child health advocacy.
- Increasing access to fruits and vegetables, vaccines, oral health, and diabetes prevention programs to minority communities such as the Kusso Indian tribe, Hispanic and African American.
- Promoting health equity, to faith-based communities and collaborating with different nonprofit organizations on tobacco prevention.
- Coordinate a multi-agency coalition to work on STI and HIV prevention in 11 counties.
Timeline
Community Engagement Director
State of South Carolina Department of Public Healt
02.2023 - Current
Senior Public Health
State of South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC)
09.2018 - 02.2023
Health Educator
Muskegon County Health Department
04.2014 - 08.2018
Health Educator Intern
Marquette General Hospital
09.2012 - 12.2013
Community Support Tech
Community Mental Health (CMH)
05.2003 - 12.2011
Master’s - public health
Gand valley state university
Bachelor of science - community health
Northern Michigan university
associate degree - general education
Lansing community college