Vanessa Dessources, MPH
Local Health Outreach Coordinator at Bloomfield Health Department- Claim this Profile
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Credentials
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ICS-200 Basic Incident Command System for Initial Response
FEMAOct, 2022- Nov, 2024 -
ICS-100 Introduction to Incident Command System
FEMAMar, 2022- Nov, 2024 -
COVID-19 Contact Tracing
CourseraDec, 2021- Nov, 2024 -
Youth Mental Health First Aid USA
National Council for Mental WellbeingNov, 2022- Nov, 2024 -
Certified in Public Health (CPH)
National Board of Public Health Examiners (NBPHE)Aug, 2021- Nov, 2024
Experience
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Bloomfield Health Department
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Hospitals and Health Care
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1 - 100 Employee
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Local Health Outreach Coordinator
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Mar 2022 - Present
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The Computer Merchant, LTD (TCM)
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United States
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Staffing and Recruiting
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100 - 200 Employee
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Case Investigator/Contact Tracer
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Dec 2021 - Mar 2022
Covid-19 case investigation and contact tracing done in coalition with the New Jersey Department of Health (NJDOH) and Newark Department of Health and Community Wellness Covid-19 case investigation and contact tracing done in coalition with the New Jersey Department of Health (NJDOH) and Newark Department of Health and Community Wellness
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Center for Research on Migration and Refugee Integration
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Salt Lake City, Utah, United States
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Graduate Student Intern (Practicum)
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Jun 2021 - Aug 2021
Utilizing creative, analytical and academic expertise learned within my Master of Public Health Program, I was tasked with the creation of various educational materials that target teen refugee girls' health concerns with the end goal of development of an ongoing wellness curriculum. Utilizing creative, analytical and academic expertise learned within my Master of Public Health Program, I was tasked with the creation of various educational materials that target teen refugee girls' health concerns with the end goal of development of an ongoing wellness curriculum.
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University of Utah
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United States
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Higher Education
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700 & Above Employee
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Graduate Student Assistant
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Aug 2020 - Dec 2020
Worked in the Public Relations and Marketing office as the graduate student assistant.- This role included attending events on campus, photography, writing and editing articles, greeting and interviewing guest speakers and proofreading undergraduate students written social media posts for university accounts.
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Graduate Teachers Assistant
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Jun 2020 - Aug 2020
-Graduate TA for a Writing and Rhetoric course at the University of Utah Asian campus for the Summer semester-Involved reading and grading student's papers, providing feedback, grammatical aid, and having office hours for any other questions and needs of the students.
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Graduate Student Writing Tutor
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Mar 2020 - May 2020
Writing tutor at the Writing Center on the University of Utah Asia Campus-This role involved providing aid and feedback to students on any writing material or projects including essays, screenplays, powerpoint presentations, research materials and speeches.-Patience, respect and motivating language was a must in this position.
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St. Joseph's Health
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United States
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Hospitals and Health Care
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700 & Above Employee
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Unit Associate
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Sep 2019 - Feb 2020
-Aid the patients in whatever necessary within a nonclinical realm -Answered the floor phone when it rang to aid the nurses in the gaining of necessary patient information such as prescription medication arrivals, lab work, doctor inquiries, etc., and called Doctor’s offices in order to put in consultations from the PowerChart software -Tracked patients within the online Teletracking system and put transfers, admissions and discharges within the system -Kept the nurses’ station clean and stocked; created charts and name stickers
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University of Connecticut
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United States
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Higher Education
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700 & Above Employee
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Student Representative
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Oct 2016 - May 2019
This role involved calling students that have been placed on lists by the supervisor and prepared a different completed spreadsheet of calls made to both in and out of state students who may be incoming freshman, transfer students or international students. This role involved calling students that have been placed on lists by the supervisor and prepared a different completed spreadsheet of calls made to both in and out of state students who may be incoming freshman, transfer students or international students.
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McLoone's Restaurants
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United States
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Restaurants
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1 - 100 Employee
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Hostess
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May 2016 - Aug 2018
Within this role, I performed different tasks such as greeting guests upon arrival to the restaurant and upon exiting the restaurant, seating guests utilizing the OpenTable software, taking reservations on the phone and placing them within the OpenTable software, maintaining a clean hostess stand/closet, checking bathrooms hourly, taking to-go orders while making sure to keep a positive and friendly attitude within the workplace. Within this role, I performed different tasks such as greeting guests upon arrival to the restaurant and upon exiting the restaurant, seating guests utilizing the OpenTable software, taking reservations on the phone and placing them within the OpenTable software, maintaining a clean hostess stand/closet, checking bathrooms hourly, taking to-go orders while making sure to keep a positive and friendly attitude within the workplace.
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University of Connecticut Dining Services
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Food & Beverages
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1 - 100 Employee
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Student Member
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Feb 2016 - Oct 2016
I performed different tasks such as maintaining a clean working/eating environment, plating food, sanitizing dishes, greeting students, etc. while fostering a kind environment for the fellow students allowing to learn about customer service, timeliness and team work. I performed different tasks such as maintaining a clean working/eating environment, plating food, sanitizing dishes, greeting students, etc. while fostering a kind environment for the fellow students allowing to learn about customer service, timeliness and team work.
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Education
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University of Utah School of Medicine
Master of Public Health - MPH, Public Health -
University of Connecticut
Bachelor of Science - BS, Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General -
Korea University
Bachelor of Science - BS, Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General -
West Orange High School
High School Diploma