ADEOLA AKOSIlE

Grayson, GA ***** adzuht@r.postjobfree.com 770-***-****

OVERVIEW

Seeking a public health/research position at a Public Health Organizations and utilize my skills to improve the health outcomes for various populations.

Public Health Skills

• Extensive critical thinking skills and experience in working with different personalities in various organizational work cultures; solving various issues to develop support the mission of the organization.

• Communication/customer service skills interacting with people from diverse cultural backgrounds.

• Advocacy skills to enhance the speed of creating awareness on various public health issues such as Presidential Malaria Initiatives (PMI), HIV/AIDS, and COVID – 19.

• Critical thinking skills and understanding different strategies and approaches to navigate problems in the various fields of public health.

EMPLOYMENT HISTORY

CDC Safety Officer 04/2019 – Present

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Lawrenceville, GA

• Enforces protocols for workers and visitors at the Centers for Disease and Control (CDC) on COVID-19 by checking the identity cards to verify their authenticity to work in the premises.

• Works directly with Office of Safety, Security and Asset Management (OSSAM) to check security regulations through identity cards to verify access to the buildings for surveillance.

• Document and report any suspicious activity within the Department of Health and Humanitarian Service from head office in Royball and Chamblee campuses of (CDC) within Atlanta, Georgia

• Constant monitoring of surveillance equipment on hazardous materials such as poisonous chemicals to both employees and other clients within the premises.

• Use of surveillance cameras to detect dangers within and outside the premises with sophisticated surveillance equipment.

• Frequent hourly rotations to check the alarm systems in all the building facilities to avoid biological hazards.

Epidemiology Assistant 11/2021 – 07/2022

Georgia State Department of Public Health, Lawrenceville GA

• Investigated newly and ongoing reported COVID-19 cases by interviewing individuals by phone to determine the sources of illness, close contacts, and the potential for outbreak in Gwinnett, Newton, and Rockdale County in Georgia

• Provided Centers for Disease and Control (CDC) COVID-19 isolation and quarantine recommendations to prevent further spread to contacts

• Collected, recorded, and uploaded patient information into the State Electronic Notifiable Diseases

• Surveillance System (SendSS) and Georgia Immunization Registry Services (GRITS) platforms

• Communicated through phone calls to patients diagnosed with Covid-19 to interact on their recovery process.

Health Advocate- Stand with Pregnant Refugee Women 05/2017 – 05/2019 Stand with Pregnant Refugee Women, Clarkston GA

• Created awareness regarding the importance of attending ante-natal clinics.

• Directed advocacy on maintaining a healthy lifestyle during pregnancy to avoid complications.

• Assisted in organizing and distributing healthy food items to refugee pregnant women.

• Advocacy in ensuring that breast milk is the best natural milk for infants’ growth.

• Impacting positively on pregnant refugees on maintaining a balanced lifestyle during and after pregnancy.

Public Health Volunteer 06/2017 – 11/2019

Fulton County Board of Health, Atlanta, GA

• Administered questionnaires in collect data on the uses of Prep.

• Participated in a day training on administering HIV/AIDS survey data to population in Atlanta community.

• Created awareness for the population on the health benefits of using Prep to prevent HIV/AIDS.

• Educated the community on how culture of stigmatization function as a barrier to self-disclosure on HIV/AIDS

• Used interactive skills through education as a strategy to implement the use of PrEp Blood Drive Intern 04/2015 – 02/2019

American Red Cross, Atlanta, GA

• Volunteered to students through education on the required nutrients needed to regain nutrients back to the body after donation.

• Represented the Society on healthy talks to donors on measures to build oxygen- needed for blood clotting through education and awareness.

• Delivered high quality care for donors by ensuring that the blood donor is safe for the students.

• Advocated through campaign on the reasons for blood drive/donations. Health Advocate 01/2018 – 05/2018

Georgia State University Tobacco Advocacy, Atlanta, GA

• Ensured that placing flyers were equally distributed around the campus community.

• Participated in the distribution of T-Shirts and posters to symbolize the dissemination of information in campus community on Tobacco advocacy.

• Educated students on public health implications of smoking on campus.

• Created awareness on the positive outcomes derived from a Tobacco Free Campus Community Experience 11/2020 – 11/2021

• Worked as a poll officer with the Gwinnett County to assist in organizing, and distribution of electoral materials during, and after the presidential elections.

• Assisted the electorates to obey the rules and regulations of the electoral process through basic education.

• Communicated to facilitate strong customer service and interactive skills to disseminate information on the registration process.

• Acted as an agent to identify the electorates’ identity cards to detect any unlawful electorate registration process.

EDUCATION

Middle Georgia State University, Macon Georgia

M.Sc. Information Technology - Health Informatics

12/2020

Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA

B.A. in Public Health & AAS. in Psychology

05/2015-

05/2019

PUBLICATION

Armstrong-Mensah E., Hernandez P., Huka M., Suarez A., Akosile A., Joseph A., Ramsey-White K. HIV stigma among women and adolescent girls in south Africa: removing barriers to facilitate prevention. 3 (1), 69-74. Retrieved from https://www.madridge.org/journal-of-aids/mja-1000112.pdf CERTIFICATION & LICENSES

John Hopkins University COVID-19 Contact Tracing 10/2020 – Present Health and Humanitarian Supply Chain Management 05/2019 - Present Black Aids Institute 10/2022 - Present

Emory University Business & Data Analytics 11/2021 -11/2021

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