Clinical Services Manager, Cowlitz County Health and Human Services Department Location: Longview, WAPhone: 360-414-5593Email: walchh@co.cowlitz.wa.us Length of Time in Public Health:
Current Work Setting:
- Governmental public health
Relationship Building Experience:
- I have been involved in building relationships between academic health professions institutions and public health practice organizations
About Me:
I am a nurse manager currently, but have worked as a clinical epidemiologist for most of the past 12 years here in the Northwest. I have a BSN from the University of San Francisco, and a Master's in Public Health from Columbia University. My passion is public health and I am often drawn to the work of infectious disease epidemiology but have worked in reproductive health, provided clinical services, and participated in primary research and policy development.
I am currently participating in the NW Public Health Institute's Leadership Institute and came across the leadership competencies; this is area of public health that intrigues me as a developing leader.
About My Institution:
Cowlitz County Health and Human Services Department
- Is a public health practice organization
- Employs 1-25 people
- Serves rural and suburban geographic areas
- Is not currently participating in AHD partnerships
- Is not currently working to form AHD partnerships
- Has relationships with academic health professions institutions for:
- Public health education/training
- Public health research
- Has relationships with academic health professions institutions characterized by:
- Formal written partnership agreements
- Collaborative public health education/training
- Joint research projects