JOANNA GILLESPIE

4470 Laclede St. Louis, MO 63108 * (314) 954-4937 * gillespie_joanna@yahoo.com EDUCATION Southern Illinois University Edwardsville (SIUE) Bachelor of Science in Community Health Education Minor- Speech Communication Edwardsville, IL Expected: May 2014

RELEVANT COURSEWORK HED 313- Intentional and Unintentional Injuries HED 355- Introduction to Public Health HED 455- Introduction to Epidemiology and Biostatistics HED 490/491- Program Planning in Health Education / Program Implementation and Evaluation in Health Education RELEVANT EXPERIENCE Internship- Childrens Hospital- Child Health Advocacy and Outreach January 2014- Present Created a binder for clients and design a program for the participants. Complete assessments and collect results of surveys filled out by clients in the program. Assist in running several programs within the department such as Head to Toe and Safety Street. Grant Writing in Health Education January 2014-Present Prepare a grant for the agency Planned Parenthood. Seek funds to provide pregnant women with proper prenatal care in order to lower the rates of maternal mortality, miscarriages, low birth rate, neonatal death, and etc. Senior Assignment Project: The F.A.M.I.L.Y Workshop August 2013- December 2013 Designed and implemented a health program to educate student parents living on campus at SIUE how to prepare healthy meals on a budget. Calculated data and wrote evaluations for the program. Rosewood Care Center July 2013 Assisted the elderly in various activities and transported them to desired location. Safety Training Project- Fires/ Burns April 2013 Designed a safety training program to educate parents about burns. Created prevention methods to decrease household fires. Public Service Announcement October 2012 Created a message using computer software to educate viewers about health related issues. Christian Northeast Hospital October 2012- November 2012 Assisted employees at the hospital by taking doctors/nursing items and transporting patients to the needed location. Conducted cognitive based activities with the patients in the rehabilitation center. Relay for Life April 2012 Fundraised and walked for cancer patients. Riverbend Head Start and Family Service October 2010 - December 2010 Supervised the children and helped out with duties such as class work, lunch, and recess. EMPLOYMENT HISTORY SIUE Dining Services August 2011- Present Prepare meals for students in an efficient manner. Provide excellent customer service to students and guest. Home Instead Senior Care January 2013- May 2013 Worked as a caregiver for the elderly with Alzheimer's and assisted the elderly with daily household duties. Patient sitter at Gateway Medical Center; watched the patients to make sure they did not get out of bed and pull out IV's. ORGANIZATIONS/HONORS Dean's list recipient (3 semester), college dance team- secretary/treasurer, AmeriCorps scholarship recipient, and Youth on a Mission (6 years).