Interview with Amanda Mohammed, MPH, AEMT, GA-CEM, CHES
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Highlights from this episode:
1. Emergency preparedness and education from a University context
2. The importance of trying things to find more about what is for you and what isn’t for you in public health
3. How the pandemic provided a great learning opportunity and experience to build skillsets
Episode 158 of Public Health Careers
Amanda Mohammed, MPH, AEMT, GA-CEM, CHES is a Program Coordinator at Emory University’s Office of Critical Event Preparedness and Response as well as is an Epidemiology Assistant at the Georgia Department of Public Health. She is someone working at the intersection of public health and emergency management.
She conferred a Bachelors in Rural Community Development at Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College. During her time here she was a Summer Camp Counselor at Marcus Jewish Community Center of Atlanta, a Public Health Intern at US Department of State, and had a Study Abroad experience in Rome.
Amanda then took a gap year and worked as an Accountable Health Communities Screener at Tift Regional Health System.
She then went on to get a Master of Public Health in Behavioral, Social, and Health Education Sciences at Emory University. During her time here she was a Graduate Research Assistant at Emory Centers for Training and Technical Assistance.
She also worked in several roles at Rollins School of Public Health, such as student representative, RSPH Education committee, community outreach liaison for student outbreak and response team, student ambassador co-leader.
Amanda was also able to be a This is Public Health Student Ambassador at the Association of School and Programs of Public Health.
During the pandemic, Amanda began working as an Epidemiology Assistant at the Georgia Department of Public Health where she still currently works. She also works as the Program Coordinator at Emory University’s Office of Critical Event Preparedness and Response.
Links from show
This is Public Health Initiative by ASPPH
CDC’s Emergency Operating Centers
Georgia Emergency Management Certification
Certified Health Education Specialist Certification
