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Laurie Castillo

Health Educator
Clermont,FL

Summary

About Me: A dedicated health and wellness educator with proven abilities in motivating people achieve better health outcomes. Seeking to join an organization dedicated to empowering people make healthier lifestyle choices to prevent or manage chronic conditions and achieve the most optimal health possible.

Overview

23
23
years of professional experience

Work History

Nutritional Counselor

Medi Weightloss
Orlando, FL
05.2020 - Current
  • Strive to eliminate high-risk health behaviors that contribute to an unhealthy weight through consultations on nutrition, physical activity, behavior management, wellness and stress reduction.
  • Perform new patient assessments, perform vitals, urinalysis, body composition, body mass index, screen for Metabolic Syndrome and other weight related chronic conditions, assist clinic provider with consultations, maintenance of patients records in Electronic Medical Records (EMR).
  • Determined client-specific nutrient and energy requirements, with consideration to specific lifestyles, physiology and medical concerns.
  • Assist patients set attainable goals as they navigate through the three phases of the Medi Weightloss program, create individualized dietary requirements based on basal metabolic rate, assist with meal plan development.
  • Educate on and encourage use of patients resources available; Medi Weightloss patient portal, websites, meal prepping resources, individual or group challenges, educational handouts.
  • Audits clinic prescriptions, orders clinic inventory, prioritize clinic tasks with emphasis on patient success and clinic flow, follow regulated clinic protocols for employee and patient protections.

Real Estate Independent Consultant-Contract Work

Charles Rutenberg Realty
Orlando, FL
09.2013 - Current
  • Interview clients to establish housing needs, assists in financial planning for purchase and sale, advise on current housing market conditions, educate on buying and selling process.
  • Research area properties to determine comparative market value, accompany clients to properties, effectively communicate condition of sale and purchase, write up purchase and sale contracts.
  • Facilitate, liaise and manage real estate transactions by collaborating with other agents and 3rd party vendors, escalate important/time sensitive matters, success is in the follow up.
  • Professional standing with Florida Board of Realtors, up to date with continuing education, ethics trainings and received several standard of excellence recognitions and designations.

Health Educator

Florida Department Of Health
Lake County, FL
12.2015 - 12.2016
  • Facilitated the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), National Diabetes Prevention Program (NDPP), for Department of Health, Lake County Florida (DOH) Lake.
  • Successfully recruited participants for NDPP through collaborations with health care professionals, employers, community organizations and outreach activities
  • Delivered NDPP curriculum to groups of ten or more participants, taught behavior modification techniques, addressed barriers to success and facilitated group engagement.
  • Strategically implemented and established three NDPP locations for DOH Lake, assisted DOH Lake achieved the CDC's full "Recognition Status" of proven successful program providers, gathered, analyzed and reported data on NDPP to the CDC.
  • Facilitator of Florida's Healthiest Weight Initiative, a private-public collaboration of state agencies, schools, business and communities to help Floridians make informed choices about healthy eating and active living, promoted available resources and connected individuals with services.
  • Streamed lined operations of NDPP and Healthiest Weight utilizing team collaborations, time management skills and prioritizing tasks.

Substitute-Health Teacher

Lake County Public Schools
Lake County, Florida
08.2008 - 03.2020
  • Covered various vacant High School Teacher positions in terms of days, weeks or months. Repeatedly requested by school staff based on excellent past referrals and trusted performance.
  • Managed learning environment by prioritizing task, following and creating lesson plans, reinforced learning objectives and activities, classroom management, time management and flexibility.
  • Supported unique learning styles by instructing on concepts of subject matter, motivated students using positive phrasing techniques, classroom discussion strategies to engage students.
  • Kept students on task with positive reinforcement strategies, assisted students of all ability levels, experience with assisting students where English is a second language.

Education

Bachelor of Science - Community Health Education, Summa Cum Laude

City University of New York-York College
Queens, NY

Skills

    Microsoft Office Suite Proficiency

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Timeline

Nutritional Counselor

Medi Weightloss
05.2020 - Current

Health Educator

Florida Department Of Health
12.2015 - 12.2016

Real Estate Independent Consultant-Contract Work

Charles Rutenberg Realty
09.2013 - Current

Substitute-Health Teacher

Lake County Public Schools
08.2008 - 03.2020

Bachelor of Science - Community Health Education, Summa Cum Laude

City University of New York-York College

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