Ethel Edwards, BSN, MPH

Broward County Health Department
Communicable Disease Division
780 SW 24th Street
Fort Lauderdale, FL
USA 33315

Biographical Sketch:
2002- Present, Assistant Community Health Nursing Director, Immunization Program, Broward County Health Department, Broward County, FL 1992-2002, Senior Community Health Nursing Supervisor, Maternal and Child Health, Healthy Start Program, Broward County Health Department, Broward County, FL Site coordinator for Small Pox Vaccination, Operation Vaccinate. Recipient of the 2000 Nurse of the Year Award, 58th Annual Public Health Conference. Recipient of the 2004 Caring Hands Award, Office of Public Health Nursing, Florida Department of Public Health. 2004 Presenter at the March of Dimes Perinatal Nursing Conference. “Perinatal Care-Non-Traditional Approaches to Reaching Diverse Florida Communities” 2004 Florida State Sharing Solutions Presenter. “Direct Link to Care” Public Health Seminar Nova Southeastern University. “Immunization Update 2006” Chairperson Broward County Immunization Action Coalition, 2005- Present. Operations Chief, Operation Back to School Immunizations Data Entry Unit Leader, H1N1 Immunization Campaign