Philisa Fowler, MA

Experience

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  Onslow County Health Department

  Mar 1995 - Sept 1997

  Public Health Educator

  Coordinated and implemented health education activities for the prenatal, child health and family planning programs within the health department. Provided counseling and assistance to Ryan White HIV/AIDS care patients, needing assistance with housing and medical needs.

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  Health Promotion Department Naval Hospital

  Oct 1997 - Feb 2001

  Women's Health Coordinator

  Coordinated and developed health promotion programs, women's health and breast health programs for Military communities aboard Camp Lejeune, NC. Developed a pregnancy wellness program for active duty and non-active duty beneficiaries.

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  NC Department of Health

  Feb 2001 - Jan 2015

  Public Health Program Consultant II - Eastern Region

  Provided training opportunities and administrative technical assistance to eastern North Carolina Counties.Prepared monthly documentation and programmatic reports related to local grant funded coalitions.Identified training needs and developed partnerships opportunities with other local community, and state organizations.Monitored fiscal budgets and programmatic requirements of local grant funded coalitionsAssisted local grant funded coalitions in advancing yearly action plan and ensure performance is acceptable.Provided tobacco, smoke free compliance, enforcement and policy implementation assistance to public schools, county boards of health, local government, housing communities and other organizations. Show less

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  Coastal Coalition for Substance Abuse Prevention

  Jan 2015 - Oct 2016

  Project Director

  Plan, direct, coordinate, and lead activities of Coastal Coalition Substance Abuse Preventionproject to ensure that goals, objectives and all elements of the DFC grant are accomplishedwithin the prescribed time frame and funding parameters.Review funding application to determine time frame, monitor fiscal compliance, procedures for accomplishing goals, and allotment of available resources to various phases of the program.Assist in coordinating programs, workshops, conferences as needed within the five counties served.Provide technical assistance as needed and advises the Board of Directors, Task Forces and committees. Show less

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  NC Council For Women

  Oct 2016 - Sept 2022

  Eastern Region Director

  Access the needs of women and their families in a multi-county region and communicating those needs for the purposes of program and policy change. Provide quality assurance and technical assistance to community based agencies that are contracted by agency to provide services.

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  Carteret County Government

  Sept 2022 - now

  Human Services Planner/Evaluator

  Develops and maintains quality assurance and accreditation policies, procedures, and practices to provide continuous monitoring of clinical outcomes, administrative function, client and community satisfaction and regulatory compliance.Serves as lead agency accreditation coordinator Coordinates and prepare community health assessment and interim state of the county health report Design coordinate and participate in agency drills, exercises and simulations of public health emergencies to evaluate the effectiveness of public health emergency response plansAdvises and assist in planning and carrying out promotional and educational components of division programming and services Evaluates effectiveness of health promotion initiatives and grant programming as well as accuracy of marketing and promotional materials as needed to enhance health education outreach, public information and health literacy Functions as liaison to major media outlets to establish and maintain effective media relations for the health division in coordination with county’s public information officer Show less