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A little about my background

Jeannine Herrick, MPH

My career in a nutshell

• Worked locally, state-wide, nationally and internationally to improve health outcomes

• Experience leading and collaborating with multi-disciplinary teams

• Focus on training and service delivery improvement

• Focus on using marketing strategies to influence desired outcomes

My career values• Strong leadership skills• Actively listening to all stakeholders• Value collaboration at all stages of a process• Project management and coordination• Identify the best models and research• Implement models and research appropriately• Use data to guide decisions• Focus on quality

Serving the Community

Director,Community ConnectionsProgram

After UNC: Serving Global Public Health

Needs From Chapel HillTechnical Associate/CoordinatorTraining and Service Delivery Unit

Public Health In North Carolina

Statewide Coordinator, NC Folic Acid Campaign

Independent Public Health Consulting Roster

• Ipas• NC Folic Acid Campaign• NC Preconception Health Campaign• NC Department of Public Health• National Center for Child Traumatic

Stress (Duke and UCLA)

• Curriculum development– Adaptation of training activities for

various cultural settings– Train the Trainer, Service Delivery

• Global Trainers Network Evaluation

• Research as needed

NC Folic Acid CampaignNC Preconception Health

Campaign ConsultingRoles

– Advisor– Facilitator– Evaluator– Materials

Development

Activities– Strategic Planning– Evaluation– Curriculum

Development

Continue to serve on the Executive Steering Committee

NC Department of Public Health Consulting

Activities• Strategic Planning• Curriculum Development for health care

providers

GoalImprove Birth Outcomes in North Carolina

Deliverables• Logic model that guided strategic planning• Four Trainer modules on maternal child

health best practices

National Center for Child Traumatic Stress

(Duke and UCLA)

Consulting Activities

• Drafted an initial evaluation plan• Conducted key informant interviews• Developed tools to evaluate site visits• Developed tools for staff to coach learning

collaborative participants• Reviewed and gave feedback on online modules

Jeannine’s Top 10 1. Active listening is critical2. Take the time to understand stakeholders3. Needs assessments are critical4. Flexibility matters5. Develop and execute evaluation plans early6. There are no dumb questions7. One size does not fit all8. Understand funding or revenue streams9. Don’t re-invent the wheel10. Ask for Feedback

What I bring to the table

Ability to:Create new tools, strategies and solutions to

improve outcomesLead groups through a process of thinking

broadly and then creating specific action items to implement (and evaluate) the work

Mentor individuals and groups through projects and collective work assignments