Irene Nyanuba

Worcester, MA | 508-4251979 | nfaazie1@gmail.com| https://www.linkedin.com/in/irene-nyanuba-7aa78a51/

Summary
A public health professional with 16 years of experience achieving exceptional result in disease control, community nutrition,
and health promotion. Have led projects on immunization, malnutrition, adolescent health, and maternal-to-child HIV
transmission. A self-motivated and results-oriented person who seeks to support underserved communities through
innovation and strategic partnerships, and contribute to the improvement of physical and social structures for effective and
sustainable health engagement and participation.

EDUCATION
Master of Science in Communication Expected in December 2024
Master of Health Science in Community, and Global Health 2021
Clark University, Worcester, MA
Bachelor of Science in Community Nutrition 2014
University for Development Studies, Tamale, Ghana
Diploma in Community Health 2006
Rural Health Training Schools, Kintampo, Ghana
Key Competence
Program Management: Concept Development, Planning, Implementing, Monitoring and Evaluation
Community Engagement: Building Relationships, Health Need Assessment, Capacity Building. Faith-Based Organizations
Facilitator: Teaching, Public Speaking, Counseling, Interpersonal Communication, Health promotion
Communication and Marketing: Behavioral Change Communication, Design Campaign and Health Educational Materials

EXPERIENCE
Worcester Department of Public Health, Worcester, MA
Behavioral Health Manager December 2023 -Present
 Led team to complete strategy and logic model to prevent youth substance misuse by engaging 87 community
representative to prioritize intervening variables and revived evidenced-based strategies

Vaccine Program Manager December 2022- November 2023

 Increased COVID-19 vaccination rate to 78% by robust vaccine promotion campaign and Faith-Based Initiative to
address vaccine misinformation and hesitancy, and convenient vaccine clinics
 Grew community partnership by 26% by conducting strategic community entry to underserved communities,
identifying health needs, and integrating vaccine education with addressing a health need

Prevention Specialist for Vaccine Program March 2021 - December 2022

 Enabled community engagement workers to improve targeting underserved community by collecting and analyzing
data of 313 vaccine clinic attendance for improved understand of demographics and their source of health
information
 Developed culturally acceptable messages and improved massage delivery by reviewing community data to
understand the complex multi-layered community groups and competing health needs

Clark University, Worcester, MA

Graduate Course Assistant February 2021 - June 2021
 Invited by the Professor to assist, I enabled students taking Course ID12, (Culture, Health, and Development) to
succeed by organizing discussion/problem solving sections to digest cause material

Ghana Health Service

District Nutrition Officer March 2007 - December 2019
 Enabled community health workers to improved severe and acute malnutrition prevention, case search and
management by training 50 health workers
HIV Coordinator June 2009 - December 2019
 Reduces Mather to Child Transmission of HIV by training community health nurses on testing and counseling and
expended HIV counseling and anti-retro viral site from one to 25 sites

Health Promotion Officer June 2007 - April 2015

 Informed community members about the treat of sedentary lifestyle changes by reviewing and monitoring hospital
cases data and using the data to plan rigorous health education campaigns, physical exercise and food demonstration
workshop

REPORT/ ABSTRACT/ PRESENTATION

 Nyanuba, I. N. (2024). Assessment of Parent-Child Communication Among African Immigrants in Worcester: A
Research Proposal Summitted to RIB for Approval, March, 2024
 Nyanuba, I. N. (2023). The Church Initiative and Trusted Messenger Expansion: A Combined Effort to Increase
Vaccine Uptake for a Successful Immunization Program. Presentation at the American Immunization Managers’
Leadership Conference, 2023
 Nyanuba, I. N. (2023). Community Engagement and Vaccination: The Church Initiative. Presentation at the
American Association of Public Health 2023 Annual Meeting and Expo on the 14th of November, 2023
 Nyanuba, I. N. (2022). Worcester Division of Public Health/ Good Shepherd Ghana Methodist Church
(WDPH/GSGMC) Workshop: Hypertension Prevention and Management with Healthy Lifestyle: April, Worcester,
MA

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
 RCR Basic Curriculum + Human Subjects: City Training, 2024 virtual
 Community Engaged Research (CEnR) Modules: City Training, 2023 Virtual
 Trauma, resilience, and racial equity racial justice training: public health capacity building and training. September
2021, virtual
 Certificate for orientation, local public health in Massachusetts. Local Public Health Institute of Massachusetts, USA.
April 2021, virtual

MEDIA CONTRIBUTION TO PUBIC HEALTH SPACE

 Centro Hispanic Heritage Awards: Hero of The Pandemic. October 2022, Worcester, MA, for engaging the
community to improve the vaccination rate with an infectious enthusiasm and unifying approach INN award
presentation
 Certificate of Appreciation: Building and supporting a culture of togetherness and inclusiveness in the Division
(2023) INN CoA Presentation

AWARDS AND HONORS

 Centro Hispanic Heritage Awards: Hero of The Pandemic. October 2022, Worcester, MA, for engaging the
community to improve the vaccination rate with an infectious enthusiasm and unifying approach INN award
presentation
 Certificate of Appreciation: Building and supporting a culture of togetherness and inclusiveness in the Division
(2023) INN CoA Presentation

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
 Software Proficiency: MS Office Suite
 Languages: English, Twi, Gorene, Dagaare (native)