Kimberly Cervantes

Experience

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  John Snow, Inc. (JSI)

  Jan 1995 - Aug 2003

  Technical Officer, BASICS Project

  Various positions working on BASICS project on child survival programs in Africa and Latin America. Responsibilities included program planning and management; conducting health needs assessments and program evaluations; developing technical products and strategies focusing on health assessment and communications; documenting program successes.

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  Cape May County Department of Health

  Sept 2003 - Dec 2013

  Epidemiologist

  Develop and monitor disease surveillance systems; investigate disease outbreaks, including the development of case definitions, conducting interviews, reviewing medical records, using statistical software applications to analyze data, and preparing epidemiological investigation reports for dissemination to stakeholders. Analyze communicable and chronic disease data trends. Chair and/or represent Department on multi-agency committees for emergency preparedness and disaster recovery, infectious disease, safe injection practices, chronic disease prevention, infection prevention, and community health planning. Develop infectious disease and emergency preparedness plans and protocols; design and evaluate HSEEP-compliant emergency preparedness exercises. Coordinate Medical Reserve Corps volunteer unit, including promotion, recruitment, training, deployment, and program management. Manage priority Health Department programs, including annual flu vaccination program, continuous quality improvement activities, and chairing County Advisory Group for Safe Injection Practices. Prepare project budgets and technical reports; monitor expenditures. Design and analyze results from community health surveys to develop priority public health strategies. Provide community presentations on public health issues and initiatives, write press releases and technical updates, provide content for Department’s website and social media outlets. Show less

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  The Richard Stockton College

  Sept 2011 - May 2013

  Adjunct Professor, School of Health Sciences

  Teach Introduction to Public Health to undergraduate students. Course is part of core BS program in Public Health.

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  New Jersey Department of Health

  Jan 2014 - now

  Coordinate 11-member team within the Communicable Disease Service to provide communicable disease surveillance, investigation, and outbreak assistance to local health departments throughout New Jersey.

  • Program Manager, Infectious & Zoonotic Disease Program

    Jan 2021 - now

  • Vector-borne Disease Coordinator

    Jan 2017 - Dec 2020

  • Manager, Regional Epidemiology Program

    Jan 2014 - Jan 2017