Genoveva Islas, MPH

Experience

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  Kern County Department of Public Health

  Mar 1993 - Aug 1998

  Health Educator

  The Kern County Department of Public Health protects and safeguards the health and safety of the communities in Kern County. As a Health Educator I was responsible for managing the HIV/AIDS Education and Prevention Program and supervising program staff. Program activities included conducting HIV/AIDS education sessions with at-risk individuals such as juvenile youth offenders, migrant farm-workers, substance abusers, and incarcerated adults. Monitored program activities conducted by subcontracting agencies. Prepared annual budgets and managed program expenditures. Developed and submitted quarterly reports on program activities to the Office of AIDS at the California Department of Health Services. Show less

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  Bakersfield College

  Jun 1997 - Aug 2005

  Adjunct Faculty

  TBakersfield College provides a high quality education necessary for socially and ethnically diverse students in Kern County. I instructed students in Health Education Principles 1 (HLED B1); a 4 unit general elective class. My duties were to increase student knowledge relating to personal health and educate them on current public health issues affecting our society. I created lesson plans, presented class lectures, and utilized multi-media methods to facilitate the education process. I also assessed student competency by creating exams on class subject matter. Show less

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  Blue Cross of California

  Mar 1998 - Apr 1999

  Health Education Liaison

  Blue Cross of California operates Medi-Cal in various California counties. As a Health Education Liaison, my primary duty was to function as the liaison between corporate Blue Cross and CalOptima. I was responsible for producing quarterly reports on the utilization of health education services by members in Orange County. Other functions included providing technical support for Health Promotion Specialists located in Community Resource Centers throughout California and coordinating health education contracting activities with the corporate office. In this position, I conducted several needs assessments for several California counties. Show less

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  Kern Health Systems

  May 1999 - Aug 2005

  Health Education & Cultural Linguistics Supervisor

  Kern Health Systems is the Medi-Cal Managed Care local initiative; it is also the largest health plan in Kern County. I was primarily responsible for designing, implementing, and evaluating comprehensive Health Education and Cultural/Linguistic service programs for Medi-Cal and Healthy Families members. Major duties included conducting needs assessments and developing interventions to address identified needs. Administrative duties included staff supervision, budget preparation, and submission of contractual and departmental reports. I also functioned as a liaison between Kern Health Systems and various member, community, and governmental committees, task forces and coalitions. Other duties included the establishment and management of a two million dollar Health Education and Community Service Grant program. Show less

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  California Diabetes Program

  Aug 2005 - Mar 2006

  Area Health Promotion Specialist

  The California Diabetes Program seeks to prevent diabetes and it’s complications in California’s diverse communities. In this position, I was responsible for promoting appropriate health care to persons with diabetes, networking with agencies serving persons with diabetes and collaborating with organizations focused on eliminating the burden of diabetes. My regional responsibilities include counties within the south central valley, namely Merced, Madera, Mariposa, Fresno, Kings, Tulare, Kern, and Inyo. My activities also included participating in the national Health Disparities Collaborative and the statewide Diabetes Coalition. Show less

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  CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY, FRESNO FOUNDATION

  Apr 2006 - Apr 2012

  Regional Program Director

  The Central California Regional Obesity Prevention Program is an obesity prevention program developed by the Central California Public Health Partnership and funded by The California Endowment and Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. As the Program Director, I support collaborative efforts between public health departments and community based organizations in eight counties including Fresno, Kern, Kings, Madera, Merced, San Joaquin, Stanislaus and Tulare in creating local environments that support healthy eating and active living. To this end, I am responsible for all aspects of the program management including implementation activities, staff supervision, reports and budget expenditures. Show less

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  Cultiva La Salud

  Apr 2012 - now

  Founder & Director, Cultiva La Salud
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  Public Health Institute

  Jul 2013 - Jan 2018

  Program Director

  The California CTG Project links all community transformation grantees in the state of California. The goals are to build peer networking, develop and share success stories and ultimately work towards the long-term institutionalization of CTG efforts in the state.

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  Culture of Health Leaders

  Sept 2017 - Aug 2021

  Leader

  Culture of Health Leaders is a national leadership program supported by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation not support leaders from all sectors that have a influence on people's health- to create collaborative solutions that address health inequities and move their communities and organizations toward a Culture of Health.