Ciara Long, MPH

Ciara Long, MPH

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  • Timeline

  • About me

    Research & Evaluation Manager at Open Hand Atlanta

  • Education

    • University of Georgia - College of Public Health

      2014 - 2018
      Bachelor of Science - BS Health Promotion and Behavior

      Activities and Societies: STARR Lab, Gamma Sigma Sigma, Miracle, and Relay for Life

    • Central High School

      2010 - 2014
      High School Diploma
    • The University of Georgia

      2018 - 2020
      Master's degree Public Health
    • Mercer University

      2013 - 2014

      I was a dual enrolled student at Mercer University my senior year of high school.

  • Experience

    • Piedmont Athens Regional

      Aug 2015 - May 2016
      Student Volunteer

      -Worked in the Department of Medical A Services as a nurse and tech aid tending to patients and in the Department of Cardio, Pulmonary, and Vascular Diagnostics performing stress tests-Gained direct patient care skills including taking basic vitals and EKGs

    • Personal Care Aide

      Aug 2016 - Dec 2018
      Personal Care Aide

      -Provided assistance for a student with muscular dystrophy with daily living activities and medical treatments

    • University of Georgia

      Aug 2017 - Jun 2018
      Research Assistant

      -Conducted data management in research with focuses on HIV, sexual health, and mental health -Collected primary data on reproductive health services for a national service website map-Facilitated qualitative data collection in focus groups and transcribed focus group data

    • St. Mary's Health Care System

      Jan 2018 - Jun 2018
      Health Promotion Intern

      -Administered diabetes education for inpatients in all departments within the 350 bed hospital-Monitored blood glucose levels, demonstrated insulin injections and use of glucose monitoring devices, and created actions plans for all diabetes education patients -Earned over 400 hours of patient education experience

    • UGA College of Public Health

      Aug 2018 - May 2020
      Alumni Relations and Development Graduate Assistant

      -Organizer of fundraising and communication engagement and events for 4000+ alumni

    • St. Mary's Health Care System

      Jan 2020 - May 2020
      Community Health and Wellbeing Coordinator

      -Coordinator of community outreach programs with focuses on food insecurity, diabetes, and tobacco cessation -Developing and facilitating the Wellness and Weight Loss community health program

    • KDH Research & Communication, Inc.

      Sept 2020 - Aug 2023
      Research Assistant

      -Manage multi-year projects with federal, state, and local level clients and partners-Conduct focus groups and interviews with diverse audiences and report on findings-Conduct formative research including literature reviews for project development-Write public health educational content and communications for specific topics and populations-Convene subject matter experts to collect qualitative feedback in in-person and virtual meetings

    • Open Hand Atlanta

      Sept 2023 - now
      Research and Evaluation Manager
  • Licenses & Certifications

    • COVID-19 Contact Tracing

      Association of State and Territorial Health Officials
      Jun 2020