Professional Profile

 

Professional Profile

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Margo H. Harris

School & Community Specialist

3519 SW Thistle St.
Seattle WA 98126-3630 Email: margo@pnwhealth.com
Phone: 206/932-1273 Internet: www.pnwhealth.com

 

Experience

April 2002

to

Present

Health Educator

Children's Hospital & Regional Medical Center, Seattle, WA

  • Education materials development and production for multi-site oral health research project
  • Research project coordination, site training, data collection
February 2003 

to

Present

Health Marketing Specialist

Public Health - Seattle & King County

  •  Marketing efforts to recruit health care providers to enroll in the CHILD Profile Immunization Registry
  • Promotion of CHILD Profile at local and state professional meetings

 

February 1995

to

Present

School and Community Specialist

Contractor/Consultant,  Seattle, WA

  • School Health Education - educator workshops, materials development, health frameworks development, using online and multimedia health resources in the school setting, including:
    - Healthy Reading Workshop
    - Integrating Technology in the Classroom/Health On
      the Internet
    - Curriculum writing -
        Invisible Bugs in the Bod - 4th - 6th grade health
        Your Health - 9th grade health
    - Health & Fitness Summer Institute - OSPI/CHEF
  • Training/Facilitation
    Adjunct Faculty - Western Washington University
    Professional Education - Patient Education Workshops
    Advance Directives Workshop - AARP
  • Technology Training - Senior Computer Classes, Computer Lab Coach
  • Consumer Health Information - Presentations, Online Research, Editorial Research
  • Patient Education - materials development, review, marketing
  • Writing, editing, publication of print materials - "Tobacco Prevention and Intervention Programs," Available online - http://www.pbs.org/teachersource/whats_new/health/thismonth_health.shtm
  • Co-Author, Designing School Health Curricula, Brown & Benchmark Publishers, 2nd Ed.1995
July 1989

to

January 1995

Manager, Adult Lung Disease Programs

American Lung Association, NY, NY

  • National and international presentations to consumers and providers on lung health, immunization, other health topics
  • Nationwide program development, delivery, and evaluation
  • Nationwide staff training
  • Fundraising and grant writing for support from corporations, private foundations, and public agencies
  • Networking/coalition building with governmental and nongovernmental organizations
  • Writing, editing and publication of print materials
September 1984

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June 1989

Program Manager, Northwest Regional Office

American Lung Association of Washington, Seattle, WA

  • Workshop facilitation, classroom teaching, public presentations
  • Staff and volunteer training
  • Professional education coordination - RNs and MDs
  • Eight-county program development, delivery, evaluation
  • Office management, staff supervision, budget oversight
February 1980

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August 1984

Program Director

American Lung Association of Western Massachusetts
Springfield, MA

  • Workshop facilitation, classroom teaching, public presentations
  • Staff and volunteer training
  • Professional education coordination - RNs
  • Three county program development, delivery, evaluation
September 1977

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December 1978

Instructor, Ohio University, Athens, OH

  • Classroom teaching
  • Faculty committee assignments
  • Community service projects

September 1975

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May 1976


Instructor,
Cortland State College, Cortland, NY

  • Classroom teaching
  • Field placement and student teaching supervision
  • Faculty committee assignments
 

Education/Training

 

 

Master of Arts in Teaching, Public Health
Teaching Certification, K-12 (MA)
University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA
Bachelor of Arts, Psychology
Fairleigh Dickinson University, Madison, NJ

Initial Teaching Certificate, WA State
Endorsements: Health, Psychology, and Instructional Technology

Certificate, Training Specialist
University of Washington, Seattle, WA
Certificate of Completion
Demand Management in Managed Care
Healthwise, Boise, ID

 

Professional Affiliations

Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development

Society for Public Health Education (SOPHE)
            National and Pacific Northwest Chapter Member
            Chapter President - 1995-96, Chapter Delegate - 1993-1995
            National Board Member - 1993-98
            National Membership Chair - 1996-98

American Association for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance (AAHPERD)

American Association for Health Education (AAHE)

Volunteer Involvement

South Seattle Community College Foundation
    Board Member, Currently Serving as Foundation Treasurer

Friends of the Seattle Public Library, City and Local Branch Friend

Fauntleroy YMCA

Pulmonary Fibrosis Association, Board Member

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