Hawanatu Kamara
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EDUCATION
George Mason University, Fairfax, VA 22030
Master of Public Health (MPH) Global Health
Anticipated Graduation date : May 2023
Major: Masters in Global and Community Health
George Mason University, Fairfax, VA 22030 (GRADUATED: MAY 2020)
Major: Community Health with a concentration in Global Health
Minor in Psychology
GPA: 3.27
Dean’s List: Fall 2019
WORK EXPERIENCE
Institute for Public Health Innovation, Washington D.C ( JULY 2020-PRESENT)
Community Health Worker
Providing culturally competent support to individuals and families during COVID-19 related self-isolation and quarantine.
Educate community on COVID-19 by coaching, modeling, and reinforcing recommended health messages.
Established partnerships between Health Department and community-based organizations to streamline access to services.
Facilitate access to food, transportation, shelter, physical and mental health care, child and elderly care, and other supports for client.
Lead Committee for health education meetings
Prepare presentations for Health Department staff meetings on latest CDC guidelines, vaccination information, and COVID-19 protocol.
Doing outreach events such as COVID-19 testing, distributing food to family homes, isolation assistance and other needs needed to complete isolation/quarantine.
Uses the Fairfax County Health Department websites and other software’s to utilize certain information about clients and ways to determine the help they need in order to provide for them.
Trained subsequent cohorts on Microsoft suit, community health worker responsibilities, including needs, assessments, an handling sensitive client information.
Compiled statistically case data for community health division report outs with health department leadership.
Assist with the COVID-19 Vaccination in Fairfax County, such as registering clients, giving instructions on basic information to follow before their appointments and assisting the nurses during their visits.
Mason Recreation, Fairfax, VA 22030 (OCTOBER 2018-MAY 2020)
Customer Service Attendant
Assist students, faculty and community members through membership enrollment, program registration and sales.
Uses fusion, class software, connect 2 and Point of Sale systems.
Help organize swim meets as an event staff
Social Work Grants and Contracts, Fairfax, VA 22030 (Summer 2019)
Research Assistant-Inoue
Researched on patients with Dementia
Did music and behavioral research by collecting data on how patient with the condition respond to music.
McDonalds, Woodbridge VA 22193 (AUGUST 2014-2018)
Cashier and team member
In charge of cash register and daily sales
Customer service representative
Training new hires
CERTIFICATIONS, LICENSES & SKILLS
2019 HIPPA Compliance Training – SANA Institute. (July 2020-Present)
Introduction to the national Incident Management System ICS-700 – FEMA (July 2020-Present)
Basic Incident Command System for Initial Response IS-200 – FEMA (May 2021-Present)
Introduction to the Incident Command System, ICS-100-FEMA (July 2020-Present)
COVID-19 Contact Tracing, John Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health (July 2020-Present)
Human Subjects Research (HSR) - CITI. (July 2019-Present)
Mental Health First-Aid Certification. National Council for Mental Wellbeing (May 2021-Present)
CPR and First Aid Certified (2020- Present)
Proficient in Microsoft Excel, Word, PowerPoint and Adobe Creative Suite
VOLUNTEER
Sentara Northern Virginia Medical Center, Woodbridge, VA 22191 (JUNE 2018-PRESENT)
Team lead
oManages and lead a team of 5+ student Volunteers to accomplish daily tasks and assignments
oAssist nurses in the Emergency Department, Surgical, Cardiac and many other areas
oReceptionist: in charge of Customer Service and Scheduling appointments
oHiring events
oOrientation/training
oSurgery weight loss program
oFood drive, and luncheon sale
George Mason University Career Fair (2019-2020)
Envoy of Woodbridge (SUMMER 2019)
oOrganized game activities with the Residents
oHelp feed Residents during lunch