Interview with Ilexis T. Lindsey-Griffin, MPH, CHES
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Highlights from this episode:
- Her decision to start her business when she was at the georgia department of public health then her shift to the CDC and then finally into running her business full time
- The thought process behind writing a children’s book about the pandemic
- Why she decided to currently pursue a PhD in Strategic Leadership
Episode 204 of Public Health Careers
Ilexis is CEO and Founder of Assertive Intuition Health Services.
She is an entrepreneur supporting agencies with their social media and other marketing needs, an author of a children’s book focused on the pandemic called ‘The Day Everything Changed’
She conferred a Bachelors in Health Care Administration at Jackson State University. During this period, she gained experience through various roles, including a Mississippi INBRE Service Scholar at My Brother’s Keeper Inc, a Public Policy Intern at Planned Parenthood Southeast, and a Student Associate at the American College of Healthcare Executives. She also participated in a study abroad program in Finland and Stockholm.
Between her degrees, Ilexis worked as a CDC Undergraduate Public Health Scholar and a Community Health Worker Research Intern at the NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene. She then pursued a Master of Public Health in Health Promotion and Community Health Services at Texas A&M University.
During her graduate studies, she completed a Certificate in Health Coaching for Chronic Disease Prevention and Management at Texas A&M University and interned as a Hepatitis C Program Intern/Practicum Student at G.A. Carmichael Family Health Center and an HIV Health Literacy Intern at the Mississippi Department of Health.
Post-graduation, Ilexis served as the REACH Community Health Coordinator for Community-Clinical Linkages and Breastfeeding at Georgia Department of Public Health, later becoming a District Liaison for COVID-19 SPOC Operations and then a Project Manager.
Currently, she also works as a Public Health Analyst at the CDC and participated in the Goldman Sachs One Million Black Women in Business Program. Ilexis is pursuing a PhD in Strategic Leadership at Liberty University.
Links from show
Assertive Intuition Health Services
Strengthening Community Health Worker Programs Certificate at HarvardX
DPP Lifestyle Coach from American Diabetes Association
Certified Health Education Specialist (CHES)
Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program
CDC Racial and Ethnic Approaches to Community Health (REACH)
National Birth Equity Collaborative
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