Deepika Joshi, MPH, CPH

Experience

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  Shubharambha Secondary School

  Apr 2014 - Apr 2015

  Teacher

  -Planned and conducted lessons for students of grades 4-7.-Organized interactive learning activities to enhance student performances.-Evaluated performances of students on a daily and term basis. -Participated regularly in parent-teacher meetings and teacher trainings.

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  Mississippi University for Women

  Jan 2017 - May 2019

  -Provided support to the patrons with research and computer labs operation.-Handled entry and retrieval of books from an automated storage and retrieval system and performed other duties as assigned. -Provided customer service at ITS help-desk which included assistance with computer labs operation, printing, research, directions, etc.-Ensured the security of the building and property in the building. -Provided academic support to the students struggling with their academics in courses including Anatomy and Physiology I & II, Statistics, College Algebra, Microbiology, and Philosophy-Contacted professors of subjects tutored to request syllabi and recommendations for tutoring-Reported progress every other week to the student success center

  • Student Library Assistant

    May 2018 - May 2019

  • ITS Help-desk Representative

    Jan 2017 - May 2019

  • Academic Tutor

    Jan 2017 - Apr 2018
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  Safe Haven Inc.

  Jan 2019 - May 2019

  Crisis Hotline Intern

  -Assessed needs of callers for emergency shelter and determined eligibility for intake, referrals or other services offered by the shelter. -Reported daily call logs and caller information to the supervisor.-Developed an understanding of policies and procedures at the shelter and practiced them appropriately.-Monitored resident activities and assisted them with their needs.

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  Community Counseling Services

  Jan 2019 - Apr 2019

  Health Education Intern

  -Implemented the ‘Too Good for Drugs’ program, collected pre-implementation and post-implementation data following relevant research plans, and maintained the program timeline -Setup health awareness booths during National Public Health Week, involved in community outreach, and coordinated the National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day of April 2019

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  Quest Diagnostics

  Aug 2019 - Jul 2020

  Pre-Analytical Assistant III

  Effectively contributed toward the organization’s mission of empowering people to take action to improve health outcomes through diagnostic insights, inspiring healthy behaviors and improving health care management.Job Responsibilities:-Performed various routine laboratory functions in a precise and accurate fashion to assist the laboratory professional staff and facilitate production.-Established work priorities, handled multiple tasks for maximum workstation efficiency, reviewed and resolved pending lists Show less

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  Helping Restore Ability

  May 2021 - May 2022

  Research Assistant (Internship)

  600 hours of MPH practicum experience related to assisting the research director in implementing and managing the multi-year managed care projects serving the agency's clients.Job responsibilities:-Collected and summarized data from records, complaint logs, and investigation-Analyzed trends and patterns in data for ongoing projects and presented findings and recommendations for improvement•Assisted with the agency’s value-based partnership projects with Amerigroup and Cigna •Prepared surveys, reports, and presentations•Collected and analyzed trends/patterns in agency data for ongoing projects and prepared reports as needed•Assisted in literature review and manuscript preparation•Conducted an oral health research study using publicly available national survey datasets Show less

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  Englewood Health Department

  Sept 2022 - now

  Epidemiologist/Infectious Disease Preparedness Generalist

  Currently working under the Strengthening Local Public Health Capacity Grant toward increasing local public health capacity to investigate, trace, contain, mitigate, and prevent COVID-19 and other reportable communicable diseases through surveillance and control interventions.Job responsibilities:•Monitor electronic surveillance system to identify, investigate, and contain confirmed or suspected cases of infectious diseases•Analyze surveillance data, monitor trends, and communicate findings with health department staff, Board of Health members, and public•Conduct investigations of clusters/outbreaks of infectious diseases and coordinate outbreak response by working closely with the State Epidemiologists and facilities reporting outbreaks•Facilitate or attend regular meetings with community stakeholders •Organize or participate in community outreach programs with the Health Education Unit staff as needed•Assist the Public Health Nurse Supervisor with children and adult vaccine clinics as needed•Completed the Rapid Public Health Assessment during the first quarters of each grant year with fellow grantee. Identified and prioritized short-term health department strategies to address the health and social needs of priority populations Show less