Kamesha Walker
Community Health Manager | MPH
- Role
- Community Health Manager at Gwinnett Coalition
- Location
- Atlanta, GA, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Kamesha Walker
Public health strategist and nonprofit leader with 8+ years of experience designing and…
Experience
Community Health Manager
May 2022 — Present · Lawrenceville, GA, US
Oversees initiatives/programs related to building capacity to improve community health in Gwinnett County, including Resilient Gwinnett (RG), the Infant and Maternal Mortality Action Team, and related focus areas.Amplified RG’s community reach of trauma-informed approaches from 1100 community members to approximately 4200 in 2 yearsRevived and restructured the organization’s Healthcare Roundtable to accurately reflect the new mission/vision and pillars of work; increasing membership from 5 to 12 community SMEs in infant/maternal healthManages all aspects of the grant cycle for organizational programming (applying/renewing applications, managing awards, compliance/fidelity of programming)Provides strategic input and support for in-person and virtual meetings, including scheduling, agenda and content creation, promotion, and technical supportServes as lead facilitator related to the Coalition’s collaboration with community partners to devise strategies to improve community health in high-priority focus areas, such as infant/maternal mortality, training curriculum/facilitation, and early learning readinessActively participates as the organizational representative and strategist for county-wide initiatives related to early learning/school readiness, mental/behavioral health, insurance coverage programming, data sharing, and childhood abuse/neglect preventionCreates program goals and performance measures following national/state standards, develops strategies to prioritize initiatives, develops and presents strategy progress, and helps identify important community partnerships and funding sources to improve overall community healthCollaborates strategically across sectors within the county and in the metro Atlanta area, and uses evidence-based practices to promote health equity and inclusion to meet the needs of Gwinnett’s diverse communityMentored and supervised seven Georgia State and Tulane University Master of Social Work student interns
Education
Mercer University
Master of Public Health - MPH
2016 — 2018
Spelman College
Bachelor of Science - BS
2009 — 2013
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