Valentina Mejia, MPH

Prevention Consultant at New Jersey Community Development Corporation (NJCDC)
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(386) 825-5501
Location
Elmwood Park, New Jersey, United States, JE
Languages
  • Spanish Native or bilingual proficiency

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Credentials

  • Mental Health First Aid
    National Council for Mental Wellbeing
    May, 2023
    - Nov, 2024
  • CPR/AED/First Aid
    American Heart Association
    Sep, 2019
    - Nov, 2024

Experience

  • New Jersey Community Development Corporation (NJCDC)
    • United States
    • Individual and Family Services
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Prevention Consultant
      • Jul 2023 - Present

      Develop and facilitate NJ4S preventative health program using workshops, trainings, and webinars targeted to improve mental health in youth. Adapt evidence based programs to provide free mental health resources for students grades K-12 in Passaic County public schools. Provide consultation, guidance, and technical assistance to community organizations and school districts on prevention-related issues. Assist in programmatic data collection, reporting, continuous quality improvement processes, and evaluation of services to target population. Show less

  • Strategic Health Advisors, LLC
    • Public Health Research Consultant
      • Mar 2023 - Present

      Organize key informant interviews, facilitate focus groups, and design surveys for Community Health Assessments (CHA) Compile and analyze data for final community health reports Organize key informant interviews, facilitate focus groups, and design surveys for Community Health Assessments (CHA) Compile and analyze data for final community health reports

  • Montclair State University
    • United States
    • Higher Education
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • Health Promotion Graduate Coordinator
      • Sep 2021 - Jun 2023

      Graduate coordinator working to eliminate health disparities in student population, increase culturally competent health promotion services, and utilize best practices in health promotion and disease prevention. Key roles of the position are planning, implementing, and evaluating evidence-informed health promotion strategies, health promotion outreach, health-related social media engagement, and applying a socioecological approach to program development and prevention strategies. Graduate coordinator working to eliminate health disparities in student population, increase culturally competent health promotion services, and utilize best practices in health promotion and disease prevention. Key roles of the position are planning, implementing, and evaluating evidence-informed health promotion strategies, health promotion outreach, health-related social media engagement, and applying a socioecological approach to program development and prevention strategies.

  • Advocates for Youth
    • United States
    • Civic and Social Organizations
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Sexual Education Intern
      • Jun 2022 - Nov 2022

      Facilitated and scheduled training sessions, organized contracts, created invoices Developed a sexual education K-12 curriculum using state-based policy research Administered tasks as interim program manager Facilitated and scheduled training sessions, organized contracts, created invoices Developed a sexual education K-12 curriculum using state-based policy research Administered tasks as interim program manager

  • New Jersey Family Foot and Ankle Specialists
    • Totowa, New Jersey, United States
    • Medical Receptionist
      • Mar 2019 - Aug 2021

      Head medical receptionist, working to greet patients, check-out patients, verify eligible insurances, reviewing medical records/reports, and maintain office organization. Head medical receptionist, working to greet patients, check-out patients, verify eligible insurances, reviewing medical records/reports, and maintain office organization.

  • Advances Chiro-Spine Center
    • Clifton, New Jersey, United States
    • Medical Assistant
      • Jun 2016 - Sep 2016

      Collaborated directly with patients facilitating the jobs of the chiropractor and physical therapist. Directed patients to complete exercise regimen and prepared rooms before patients arrived. Collaborated directly with patients facilitating the jobs of the chiropractor and physical therapist. Directed patients to complete exercise regimen and prepared rooms before patients arrived.

Education

  • Montclair State University
    Master of Public Health - MPH, Community Health and Preventive Medicine
    2021 - 2023
  • Montclair State University
    Bachelor's degree, Biology, General
    2017 - 2021

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