Amy Vanessa Smith, MPH

California Department of Public Health
STD Control Branch
300 Frank H. Ogawa Plaza, Suite 520
Oakland, CA
USA 94612
Email: amy.smith@cdph.ca.gov

Biographical Sketch:
Employment experience: Program Support Unit Chief, STD Control Branch, CA DHS, Oakland, CA (March, 2005 to present). SCIP Regional Health Education Coordinator, Bay Area Region, STD Control Branch, CA DHS, Oakland, CA (2001-05). Health Educator, Health Promotion, Kaiser Permanente Oakland Medical Center, Oakland, CA (1999-2001). Research Assistant, School of Public Health, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI (1997-99). Research Intern, Stanford University, Patient Education Research Center, Stanford, CA (1998). Health Educator, MayView Community Health Center, Palo Alto and Mountain View, CA (1996-98). Conference presentations: Building on What Works: A Statewide Local Capacity-Building Approach for the Primary Prevention of Sexually Transmitted Diseases (STDs), CDC National STD Prevention Conference, Jacksonville, May, 2006. Building Spanish Communication Skills of Staff in STD/HIV Prevention Programs, US/Mexico Border Health Association Annual Meeting, San Diego, May, 2003. Finding Common Ground: Building Local Capacity for Primary Prevention of Chlamydia trachomatis and other STDs in California, CDC National STD Prevention Conference, March, 2002. Preventive Health Prompt Clinical Referral Guide, Kaiser Permanente National Health Educator Conference, May, 2001. Numerous professional trainings developed and conducted.