HYACINTHI.E. MWANGU
Summerville,SC
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 on 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 care in rural and underserved communities, promoting oral health, diabetes prevention, obesity prevention, injury prevention, and STI/HIV prevention. Other area of expertise includes coordinating and promoting community health, equity using social determinants of health, community capacity building, and collaboration with different agencies such as Federal to State, local government levels and nonprofit organizations. The goal is to leverage skills to improve lives of the lives of people.
Overview
21
21
years of professional experience
Work History
Community Engagement Director
State of South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC)
2023.02 - Current
- Helped to initiate collaboration between CDC, the government of Tanzania and the State of South Carolina Department of Health on ways to implement community engagement programs and increase access to care in Tanzania.
- Directing the team, which is composed of a register nurse, epidemiologist, three managers, health educators, community health workers, and communication liaison who serve more than 1.3 million residents in eleven counties.
- Managed budgets for multiple projects, ensuring financial sustainability of programs without sacrificing quality or impact.
- Strengthened relationships with key stakeholders through regular communication and collaboration.
- Conducted ongoing needs assessments within the community to identify areas of opportunity for future engagement efforts.
- Evaluated program effectiveness using data-driven assessments, making necessary adjustments to ensure continued success.
Senior Public HEALTH
State of South Carolina department of health and environmental control (DHEC)
2018.09 - 2023.02
- Effectively improve community health through health education, material dissemination, environmental safety through 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.
- 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.
- Promoting and collaborating with different agencies on creating events for COVID-19 testing and vaccine in the Lowcountry region.
- Collaborated with local agencies to address social determinants of health, resulting in improved overall community wellbeing.
- Successfully advocated for increased funding for critical public health programs at both state and federal levels.
Health Educator
Muskegon County Health Department
2014.04 - 2018.08
- Designed and conducted health education surveys to assess health needs and risk factors within communities..
- Planning and organizing community meetings quarterly with different agencies across the state to improve the health and well-being of the community
- Analyzed health data and created reports to present to community leaders and stakeholders.
- 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 WIC clients and families about healthy (Oral health, lead poison, safe sleep, nutrition) to ensure reduction of infant mortality.
- Supervised and ensured the quality of educational materials and delivery to programs are effective, such as Nurturing father, Prime for Life, and Youth Mental health First Aid USA in the county.
Health Educator INTERN
Marquette general hospital
2012.09 - 2013.12
- Created 200 health awareness flyers and pamphlets for diabetes conferences.
- Developed and implemented employee healthier lunches and bulletin for the diabetes awareness 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)
2003.05 - 2011.12
- 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.
- Developed an effective case management system, enabling efficient tracking of client progress and outcomes.
- Identified potential areas for service improvement and implemented targeted interventions, resulting in increased client satisfaction and ongoing program enhancements.
Education
Master’s in Public Health -
Gand Valley State University
Allendale, MI05.2018
Bachelor of Science in Community Health -
Northern Michigan University
Marquette, MI12.2013
Associate Degree in General Education -
Lansing Community College
Lansing, MI05.2007
Skills
- Program planning, implementation, and evaluation
- Facilitation of programs
- Quick learner
- Communication and interpersonal skills
- Led team meetings
- SPSS and Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, EXCEL
- Creative problem solver and community outreach
- Analytical thinker
- Fluent in English and Swahili
- Research and grant writing
- Team working
- Public speaking and leadership
Accomplishments
- Successfully conducted a Community Health Improvement Plan and got more than five thousand residents to participate in the survey and focus group on 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 Health and Environmental Control (DHEC)
2023.02 - Current
Senior Public HEALTH
State of South Carolina department of health and environmental control (DHEC)
2018.09 - 2023.02
Health Educator
Muskegon County Health Department
2014.04 - 2018.08
Health Educator INTERN
Marquette general hospital
2012.09 - 2013.12
Community Support TECH
Community mental health (CMH)
2003.05 - 2011.12
Master’s in Public Health -
Gand Valley State University
Bachelor of Science in Community Health -
Northern Michigan University
Associate Degree in General Education -
Lansing Community College
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