Dennis Hamlet

Phone: 410-209-9578 |Email: dhamlet4444@gmail.com

Durham, North Carolina

Education

MPH | Community Health Education | University of North Carolina Greensboro | Expected May 2020

BS | Public Health Education | North Carolina Central University | May 2013

Experience

Public Health Education Specialist

Durham County Department of Public Health (DCoDPH) | Durham, NC | February 2020- Present

• Maintains responsibilities held under Public Health Educator role.

• Oversees the linkage to care process for the ITTS (outreach) and Expanded Testing (jail)
programs. This process ensures that all clients who test positive for HIV, Syphilis, Gonorrhea,
Chlamydia, and/or Hepatitis C are linked to medical care and treatment.
• Train, mentor, and provide technical assistance to fellow health educators.
• Coordinates the outreach component of the safe syringe and naloxone distribution program.
• Compiles reports and data for ITTS and Jail testing programs.
• Facilitates internal and external PrEP referrals.

Public Health Educator

Durham County Department of Public Health (DCoDPH) | Durham, NC | October 2013- January 2020

• Provide street/community outreach and testing in non- traditional testing sites, including
correctional facilities, social media, and online dating applications.
• Maintains a working knowledge of local and state health services responsible for the care of
HIV/STI/HCV infected individuals.
• Advises clients in assessing their own risk for HIV and STI’s and establishing a preventative plan
for reducing their risk, including condom use.
• Provides one-on-one and group education sessions on sexuality and sexual health in community
and jail settings.
• Provides pre and post-test HIV/STI counseling to all clients.
• Inform and counsel all patients diagnosed with STI’s including Syphilis, HIV/AIDS and to refer
them to medical and/or psychosocial services.
• Develop and maintain partnerships with community organizations, community members, and
stakeholders.
• Provides prevention and treatment services to high- risk and marginalized populations, including
but not limited to LGBTQ individuals, substance users, and HIV+ individuals.
Interim Program Manager
Durham County Department of Public Health | Durham, NC | July 2019- September 2019

• Oversaw Durham County Department of Public Health’s two community violence interventions;
Project Build and Bull City United.
• Supervised the Project BUILD Outreach Supervisor, who has a team of four staff, and the Bull
City United Outreach Supervisor, who has a team of four staff.
• Facilitated weekly meetings, prepared statistical and descriptive reports, and approved
purchases.
• Assisted programs with staff onboarding, annual appraisals, and staff hiring.
• Provided technical and creative assistance to staff.

Continuing Education & Certifications

• Master Certified Health Education Specialist (MCHES®) | #21230

• UNCG Health Coach Certificate Training
• Blood-borne Pathogens & Phlebotomy Training
• North Carolina HIV Counseling, Testing, and Referral Training
• Durham County Government Leadership Academy

Community Engagement and Affiliations

• Partnership for a Healthy Durham | HIV/STI Committee & Durham Knows

• UNC Center for AIDS Research | Real AIDS Prevention Project (Project IFE)
• Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity, Inc. | Durham Alumni Chapter
• Workforce Development Committee | DCoDPH
• Employee of the Quarter Committee | DCoDPH

Honors and Awards

• Pamela Wall- Brame Employee of the Quarter| 2016| DCoDPH

Skills

Phlebotomy | Program Planning, Implementation, and Evaluation | Workshop Facilitation | SPSS

HIV Counseling, Testing, and Referral | Community Engagement | Public Speaking | Health Coaching