Health Management

Jessica Lynn King *** North Palmway ( Lake

Worth, Florida 36549

850-***-**** (

**************@*****.***

PROFILE Health Education

. Areas of expertise include adolescent and adult health

promotion, obesity and weight loss, diabetes management, stress

management, fitness, nutrition, tobacco cessation, alcohol and

drug abuse

. Certified Health Education Specialist (CHES)

. Basic Spanish (working towards becoming fluent in Spanish)

EXPERIENCE HealthCorps, Inc, Wellington and Miami, Florida

Health Educator, July 2009 - June 2011

Supported mission of fighting obesity, type II diabetes and

mental resilience crises through school-based mentoring,

community activism, and advocacy by empowering students, staff

and community members to become agents of change

. Established healthier lunch line which became top selling

line in school district

. Improved staff morale and reduced student health care center

visits

. Conducted annual needs assessment using CDC's School Health

Index

. Independently planned, implemented and evaluated health

promotion events and materials using health education

theories

. Maintained school specific website

Holy Trinity Child Caring Center, Gainesville, Florida

Teacher Assistant, February 2008 - June 2009

Assisted in daily operations at play-based child care center

. Oversaw lunch and snack preparation, ensuring compliance

with state guidelines

America Reads, Gainesville, Florida

Program Coordinator, August 2005 - May 2008

Oversaw UF's division of the federal reading tutoring program

for at risk students

. Maintained relationships between 11 community tutoring sites

and tutors

. Trained and Supervised 4 site coordinators and 50 tutors

Levy County Health Department, Bronson, Florida

Health Education Intern, January - May 2007

Intern with disease prevention/health promotion department

. Established worksite wellness and community based church

wellness programs

. Conducted seminars on nutrition, breast cancer, heart

disease, diabetes, etc

University of Florida Department of RecSports, Gainesville, Florida

Fitness Supervisor, October 2005 - May 2007

. Assisted weight and cardiovascular room participants at

student fitness centers

EDUCATION MS in Health Education, University of Florida, Gainesville,

Florida

BS in Health Education, University of Florida, Gainesville,

Florida

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