89: Educating Employees and Women About The Importance of Living a Healthy Lifestyle with Kendra Julien, MPH, MHFA, CCWS

Interview with Kendra Julien, MPH, MHFA, CCWS

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Highlights from this episode:

1. Not being scared to change your career path especially in public health
2. The intersection of corporate wellness and public health
3. Working to inform the next generation of public health professionals

Episode 89 of Public Health Careers

Kendra Julien, MPH, MHFA, CCWS currently works as a program coordinator at Rutgers University Center for Public Health Workforce Development. She is a a results driven public health professional with 9 years of experience in presenting, coordinating organizational or community health promotion programs.

Kendra got her Bachelors in Sociology at Montclair State University. During this time she did study abroad in Nicaragua. She then went on to get her Master of Public Health at Montclair State University. During her time here she worked as a Field Worker at Partnership for Maternal & Child Health of Northern New Jersey.

After graduating from her MPH, she moved on into a full time position as a Program Specialist for Partnership for Maternal & Child Health of Northern New Jersey. She then transitioned into a health system as an Organizational Development Coordinator at St. Barnabas.

Kendra then transitioned back to Partnership for Maternal & Child Health of Northern New Jersey as an Adolescent Immunization Specialist. She then moved into her current role as a Program Coordinator at Rutgers University – Center for Public Health Workforce Development. Kendra is also a certified corporate wellness specialist (CCWS) as well as a mental health first aid (MHFA) certification.