Health Manager

Victoria A. AldazMasters of Public Health Portfolio

Victoria

Aldaz

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EDUCATION

San Francisco State

University (2004-Present)

Masters in Public Health - 2007

Candidate

University of California, Davis

(1994-1999)

Bachelor of Science, Biological Science with an emphasis in

Neurology, Physiology, and Behavior.

PROFESSIONAL

EXPERIENCE

Mission Neighborhood

Health Center - Youth Outreach

Health Educator (6/00-present)Coordinate day-to-day activities of the

youth program, which focuses on safer sex and reproductive health

education.

Work with approximately eight Peer

Educators and collaborate with community-based agencies and area

schools to implement the health education program targeting

low-income Latino youth.

Recruit, train, and supervise Peer

Educators. Supervise youth-led health

education workshops, provide health education presentations to

schools and youth serving organizations, and participate in

community events.

Maintain data

collection, manage program budget, conduct staff evaluations and

draft monthly process reports.CommuniCare Health

Centers - Teen Reproductive Health Educator

(10/99-5/00)

Worked with high-risk teens providing

birth control education and counseling and conducted educational

presentations related to reproductive health and sexual awareness.

Provided counseling in and dispensed

female/male birth control methods, disclosed results for pregnancy

tests and sexually transmitted infection exams, and provided

options counseling for clients with positive pregnancy tests.

Conducted health presentations in high

schools, junior high, continuation schools, and Juvenile Hall.

Gained experience in UA dips, pregnancy

testing, hemoglobin tests and medical chart

review.

CommuniCare Health

Centers - Medical Receptionist

(7/99-10/99)Duties required fast paced

patient/provider communication, registering patients, scheduling

appointments, and answering heavy flow phone

calls.University of

California, Davis, Shields Library Reserves - Student

Assistant II (9/97-6/99)Assisted and directed students in usage of

library and conducted general clerical duties.

RESEARCH

EXPERIENCE

Asian and Pacific Islander Youth

in San Francisco's Richmond and Sunset Districts: A Community

Participatory Assessment of Health Needs - Developed an assessment

plan, organized a youth advisory committee, conducted in-depth

youth interviews, key informant interviews, and focus groups,

analyzed data and developed recommendations. Nov. 2005.Program Plan for Asian and

Pacific Islander Youth in San Francisco's Richmond and Sunset

Districts: A Community Participatory Assessment of Health Needs -

Developed a program plan based on primary findings of assessment

project and the needs of collaborative agency, Huckleberry Cole

Street Clinic. Dec. 2005A Closer Look Into the Physical

Activity Needs of San Francisco Youth - Developed an assessment

plan and timeline, conducted key informant interviews and a body

mass index chart audit, analyzed data and developed recommendations

in collaboration with Mission Neighborhood Health Center. Aug. 2006.

Best Practices Addressing

Physical Inactivity and Overweight among Youth - Developed an

assessment plan and timeline, conducted key informant interviews,

analyzed data and developed a report in an effort to enhance

services for Latino youth clients at Mission Neighborhood Health

Center. May 2007.

ACHIEVEMENTS/TRAININGSSelected to present the Asian

and Pacific Islander Youth in San Francisco's Richmond and Sunset

Districts: A Community Participatory Assessment of Health Needs at

the third Annual Asian

American Health Conference at the NYU Center for the Study of Asian

American Health. Sept.

2006.Selected to present the Asian

and Pacific Islander Youth in San Francisco's Richmond and Sunset

Districts: A Community Participatory Assessment of Health Needs in

an oral presentation and roundtable at the American Public Health

Association's 134th Annual

Meeting and Exposition in Boston, MA.

Nov. 2006.Certified Community Health Outreach Worker

through the training by the Institute for Community Health Outreach

and the State of California Office of AIDS. July 2000.

VOLUNTEER

ACTIVITIES

Manager of

Saltamontes Recreational Soccer Team, Golden Gate Women's Soccer

League (9/02-Present)Manage a

group of 20 women who have a passion for the game of soccer. Manage the ongoing registration of all team

players and the initial registration of new team players. Attend league meetings, communicate game

time and venues via a yahoo group list serve, and organize the

weekly game line up. Provide a space

for social networking and comradeship. San Francisco,

CA.

Medical Clinic Volunteer, Imani Clinic

(6/97-6/99)

In a student-run clinic,

volunteered in reception, intake, monitor, and lab positions. Scheduled appointments, intake patients and

took vital signs, prepared rooms for incoming patients, and

prepared lab paperwork. Lab experience included UA dips, pregnancy

tests, and HIV protocol. Sacramento, CA.Family Planning

Counselor, CommuniCare Health Centers-Davis Community Clinic

(6/97-6/99)Translated for Spanish speaking patients in Women's Clinic,

prepared rooms for incoming patients, and prepared lab paper

work. While at the same clinic, the

position progressed to Family Planning Counselor for Women's

Clinic. Davis, CA.Parliamentarian Board

Member, Mujeres Ayudando la Raza (8/95-5/98)Served as a board member for one

school year and a general member for two school years for the

women's ethnic organization dedicated to providing support,

outreach, and community service to campus and surrounding

community. Davis, CA.

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