Vanessa Dessources

Certified in Public Health and Certified Health Education Specialist

Role
Health Educator Administrative Services Coordinator at Montclair Health Department
Location
West Orange, NJ, US
LinkedIn followers
500 followers
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About Vanessa Dessources

I received my Masters in Public Health from the University of Utah after attending their…

Experience

  1. Health Educator Administrative Services Coordinator

    Montclair Health Department

    Aug 2023 — Present · Montclair, NJ, US

    Spearheaded and designed a wide range of health education and health department marketing materials including brochures, flyers, social media content, and press releases utilizing tools such as Canva, Microsoft Suite and Adobe, ensuring alignment with health department objectives and compliance with public health guidelines-Developed the 2023 and 2024 Health Department Annual Report depicting all statistics, financial revenues and achievements of the entire department within the year-Created, disseminated, and analyzed surveys to assess health needs within the Montclair community, providing actionable insights for health initiatives-Assisted in composing and implementing the health department wide strategic plan by determining priority areas, goals and objectives for each division-Collaborated with other local health departments and community partners such as nonprofits, faith based organizations, schools, hospitals and more on health projects such as presentations, outreach and health education classes-Attended Healthy Essex Coalition meetings as a partner in mental health goals for the Essex County Health Department community health improvement plan-Collaborated with various healthcare teams to schedule and organize health screenings to ensure disadvantaged and uninsured populations had access to all available resources-Assisted in development of new training programs for staff and the Montclair community, including a successful Opioid Overdose Response Training with the Montclair Ambulance Unit-Oversaw the Partners for Health grant awarded to the health department for mental health initiatives-Secured the 2024 Healthy Town designation from the New Jersey Healthcare Quality Institute-Managed various large scale health initiatives, coalitions and programming events including a Family Health Fair, Mental Health Awareness walk, and the Mayors Wellness Campaign Committee

Education

  • Korea University

    Bachelor of Science - BS

    2018 — 2018

  • University of Connecticut

    Bachelor of Science - BS

    2015 — 2019

  • University of Utah School of Medicine

    Master of Public Health - MPH

    2020 — 2021

  • West Orange High School

    High School Diploma

    2011 — 2015

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