William Solomon
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OBJECTIVE
To put into use the six years’ experience I possess in Public Health to better my community. I also, plan to use my experience in providing both education and prevention to build and advance my career into the field of Public Health. My skills have helped to prepare me for working w/ the community.
WORK EXPERIENCE
Case Investigator/Contact Tracer
Sept. 2021 – Present
CDC Foundation
Remote Work
Responsible for providing contact tracing for covid-19. Created cases in Alabama Health Dept. Database for new patients diagnosed with covid-19. Provide information on isolation & quarantine to patients.
Contact Tracer
Feb. 2021 – May 2021
Honda Manufacturing Plant Timmonsville, SC
Responsible for providing approved masks to workers, checking plant production floor for workers wearing approved masks and using in correct manner, as well as assisting with contact tracing for sars-coV-2 positive patients and their close contacts by interviewing them and educating them on isolation/quarantine dates and return to work dates.
Contact Tracer/Case Manager
August 2020 – Jan. 2021
Mass Markets Remote Work
Assign cases of patients to at least twelve different contact agents and manage their caseloads (make sure they have cases to investigate and complete Quality Assurance forms on cases completed by contact tracers). Also, responsible for making calls to covid-19 patients to interview & complete investigations for the Alabama Dept. of Public Health.
Community Outreach Worker
February 2019 - March 2019
Southeast Health District Georgia Waycross, Ga
Provide HIV testing and education in the community as well as facilitate community HIV outreach events. HIV contact tracing and linkage to care.
Community Outreach/HIV Specialist
April 2018 - April 2019
GA AIDS Coalition Savannah, Ga
Advocate for persons living with HIV at State Capitol and Atlanta speaking to Representatives. Provide HIV education in community as well as facilitate large community events providing HIV testing and education.
Public Health Educator
May 2015 - August 2018
Union Mission, Inc. Savannah, Ga
Provide HIV testing, pre/post testing counseling as well as provide HIV/STI education in the community and facilitate large community events to promote & provide testing. Facilitated support group for LGBTQ persons and those living w/ HIV. Managed three different federal grants and was responsible for providing monthly reports to CDC on testing numbers (HIV).
EDUCATION
Associates Degree Science of Public health
American Public University System
April 2019 – November 2021
CERTIFICATION
Rapid HIV Testing/counseling
June 2016
Coastal Health District (Ga)
Certified by Savannah, Ga health district to perform pre/posttest counseling as well as educated on 3 different rapid HIV tests.
Covid-19 Contact Tracing
June 2019
John Hopkins University
Certified to work in the U.S. as a Covid-19 Contact Tracer
Covid-19 Contact Tracing
June 2019
ASTHO
Certified as a U.S. Covid-19 Contact Tracer