Morphia Scarlett, MPH

Experience

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  US Army

  Oct 2000 - Apr 2005

  Preventive Medicine Specialist/Environ. Health Inspector

   Responsible for new soldier education, providing Field Sanitation Lectures to new soldiers on a monthly basis. Conducted and enforced sanitary health inspections on national and international U.S. Military bases.  Reported non-compliance of prescribed government health standards and recommended corrective action. Obtained bacteriological and chemical water samples on a monthly basis to test for content and safety. Obtained soil and air samples to test for pollution on a quarterly basis. Responsible for conducting and compiling surveys for environmental health, industrial hygiene, and personal hygiene on national and international U.S. Military bases. Established control measures for environmental factors affecting public health based on survey data. Show less

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  New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene

  Jan 2010 - Aug 2011

  Public Health Sanitarian

   Enforced groundbreaking laws to protect public health such as the Smoke-Free Air Act, the banning of trans-fats in NYC food facilities, and the mandatory displaying of nutritional information in restaurants.  Responsible for inspecting a wide range of food service facilities to ensure compliance with all laws, and government regulations enacted to protect public health. These facilities included both public and private establishments such as: restaurants, schools, senior centers, soup kitchens, residences, and mobile food vendors. Initiated the implementation of the Department of Health’s new letter grading system. Trained and mentored college aides interning at the Department of Health, providing step by step guidance for inspections, interviews, corrective action techniques as part of their Public Health Sanitarian certification process. Show less

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  Healthy Savannah

  May 2014 - May 2015

  Assistant Director of Healthy Living and Community Development

   Represents Healthy Savannah whose mission is: to create an environment where the healthy choice is the easy choice; to build a collaborative network that identifies and shares resources; collects and disseminates information; promotes best practices and innovative programs; and advocates for effective policies. Reports directly to the Director of the Healthy Living and Community Development and provides direct support for the grant funded Childhood Obesity Prevention Community Action Plan Ensures the provision of high quality services, works collaboratively with all community stakeholders, and key decision makers in developing goals, objectives, and setting priorities to meet community needs of a diverse population in Coastal Georgia. Strong strategic planning, implementation and decision making skills. Highly proficient in analyzing, monitoring and reporting on a variety of information. Excellent judgment and creative problem solving skills, specifically related to new process design, change management and conflict resolution skills. Show less

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  Memorial Health

  Apr 2015 - now

   Responsible for staffing the Volunteer Services Department and responding to the need of hospital departments, patients, and visitors. Responsible for recruiting, retention, orientation, training, coordinating, supervising, and evaluating volunteers, Develops and manages policies, procedures, and standards of volunteer service.  Develops, promotes, and maintains a wide range of volunteer opportunities by regularly surveying management to assess the needs for assistance. Places volunteers in the appropriate assignments. Develops and executes volunteer recognition opportunities and special events. Provides timely reports on volunteer participation. Show less  Assures prevention and early detection/screening programs follow nationally accepted, evidence-based guidelines and interventions. Assures compliance with Commission on Cancer Accreditation Standards 1.8, 4.1. and 4.2. Serves as a cancer education resource for the community including proprietary community interventions, lectures, and community events.  Takes the lead in seeking out and establishing new synergistic relationships with community groups as well as fostering existing appropriate community relationships Develops and manages the Community Advisory Board to foster input and feedback on the Anderson Cancer Institute program. Participates in networking with local leaders and organizations to coordinate community-based events, education, and prevention programs. Serves as the Community Outreach Coordinator for Cancer Committee and reports to Cancer Committee annually. Maintains a database of community outreach activities and reports on the number of public reached. Show less

  • Manager, Volunteer Services

    Feb 2020 - now

  • Oncology Community Resource Liaison

    Apr 2015 - Feb 2020
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  Savannah-Chatham County Public School System

  Nov 2023 - now

  School Nutrition Coordinator

  • Assists the School Nutrition Director in planning, developing, and implementing the school nutrition program according to federal, state, and local guidelines. • Ensures the effectiveness of SNP operations by monitoring, training, and coaching managers, and staff at assigned locations.• Provides technical assistance to SNP managers in maintaining accurate records, preparing reports, and following policies and procedures.• Ensures compliance with all Hazard Analysis Critical Control Points (HACCP) and Standard Operating Procedures (SOP).• Conducts administrative audits, budgetary and operational reviews, inventory audits, and other procedural reviews and assists the manager with corrective action. Also monitors and audits menus, production records, and student participation.• Assists in planning and implementing in-service training programs for school nutrition employees and teaching Training in Depth (TID) courses as outlined by the Georgia Department of Education.• Participation in related community events that occur during and after regular business hours.• Participation in professional organization and continuing education in school nutrition to gain knowledge beneficial to the continued progress of the SNP program Show less