Saray Hanson, MPH, CHES®, CSM®

Experience

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  Palmetto Health

  Aug 2013 - Jul 2015

  Community Advocate, Office of Community Health

  - Facilitated weekly teen pregnancy prevention and youth development sessions at 2 middle schools and 2 high schools in Richland and Lexington Counties for the Teen Talk Program.- Engaged in process and impact evaluation to measure the success of the Teen Talk Program.- Facilitated weekly health education sessions at 4 youth summer programs targeting elementary school students.- Developed a youth health development curriculum for elementary aged students to be used at community events and summer youth programs. Show less

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  University of South Carolina

  Aug 2014 - May 2015

  Sexual Health Graduate Assistant, Student Wellness and Prevention

  - Assisted with teaching, training, and advising the 40 student peer health educators.- Coordinated and facilitated education workshops and presentations for academic classes and student groups.- Planned, implemented, and evaluated campus-wide sexual health education programs including Carolina SPEAKS Conference, Project Condom, and the Get Yourself Tested Carnival.- Conducted individual consultations regarding birth control, condom use, and STI testing.

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  Appalachian State University

  Aug 2015 - Mar 2018

  Student Wellness Coordinator, Wellness and Prevention Services

  - Supported and encouraged over 18,000 Appalachian students to think critically about health decision-making and increase positive health behavior. - Recruited, trained, and supervised 1 graduate assistant and 4 undergraduate assistants.- Recruited, trained, supervised, and evaluated 20 student peer health educators. - Established the peer health educator program curriculum including 8 presentations focused on stress management, suicide prevention, sexual health, nutrition, and physical activity reaching 4000+ students during the 2016-2017 academic year. - Developed, implemented, and evaluated reproductive health programs and services across the socioecological model. - Developed and implemented the biennial campus wellness needs assessment used to determine student health behaviors and needs as a means to identify departmental priorities. Show less

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  The George Washington University

  Apr 2018 - Feb 2022

  Senior Program Associate, Health Promotion and Education

  - Lead and implements health and well-being prevention services and programming for 26,000 college students. - Supervised 1 full-time staff, 3 part-time graduate assistants, and 6 part-time undergraduate assistants. - Managed a budget utilized for health promotion initiatives and student assistants' wages. - Developed and manages a 4-year strategic plan to improve student well-being through assessment, student programming and services, faculty/staff workshops, and communication strategies. - Developed and manages a 3-year strategic plan to improve student alcohol risk behaviors through online alcohol education, harm-reduction screening tools, and late-night alternative programming.- Served as an on-call case manager to provide outreach and assistance to approximately 1,300 students who are in isolation or quarantined due to impacts of COVID-19. - Implements both quantitative and qualitative needs assessments to better understand the health and well-being behaviors and perceptions at the both the individual and institutional levels. Show less

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  Fairfax County Public Schools

  Mar 2022 - now

  Special Projects Administrator, Student Wellness

  - Supports the Department of Special Services by managing health and well-being projects for 180,000 students. - Plans, implements, and monitors strategies to increase student immunization compliance in alignment with the Code of Virginia. - Monitors and implements on-going prevention and response strategies for communicable diseases (including COVID-19) for FCPS students. - Provides project management support for the 5-year strategic plan designed to improve outcomes for students with disabilities. - Develops and facilitates monthly leadership briefings to provide updates and resources for 200+ school-based administrators. - Prioritizes on-going engagement and communication with division leadership to ensure collaborative health strategies that meet stakeholder needs.- Facilitates on-going collaboration with Fairfax County Government, Fairfax County Health Department, and the Virginia Department of Health.- Served as a case manager and project lead for the COVID-19 Compensatory Education Plan in FCPS. - Provided quantitative and qualitative evaluation for the Community Schools Initiative in Fairfax County. Show less