Michelle Allen, BA

Fulton County Department of Health & Wellness
Communicable Disease Prevention Branch
99 Jesse Hill Jr. Drive
Atlanta, GA
USA 30303
Email: mlallen2@dhr.state.ga.us

Biographical Sketch:
1996-present-Fulton County Department of Health & Wellness Communicable Disease Prevention Branch Health Coordinator: Served as liaison with other governmental agencies to strengthen community involvement Directed the performance assessment of programs and refine performance indicators Presented Abstracts at national conferences as a result of improved community outreach and partnerships Analyzed data in high morbidity areas to monitor and detect disease trends Conducted message test pilot for health communication plan Principal Writer and Presenter: Integrating Syphilis Elimination Efforts via STD/ HIV Outreach, Radio Outreach, and Crisis Response Teams. This abstract was presented at the following conferences: 2002 National STD Conference (oral presentation) and 2003 American Public Health Conference (oral presentation). The presentation included community outreach strategies used to respond to increasing syphilis cases in high morbidity areas. Using Visual Print Media to Modify Behavior of Communities Disproportionately Affected by Syphilis with Message Testing Campaign. This abstract was presented at the following conferences: 2002 National STD Conference (poster presentation), 2003 National HIV Prevention Conference (poster presentation), and 2003 American Public Health Conference (oral presentation). The presentation included lessons learned from a pilot test of health messages Enhanced Syphilis Surveillance-Analyzing the Impact of Provider Visits in High Morbidity Areas. This abstract was presented at the following conference: 2004 National STD Conference (poster presentation). The presentation included lessons learned from provider visits in high morbidity areas. It Takes Two-Analyzing the Collaborative Efforts of a Health Department and a Community Based Organization This abstract was presented at the following conference: 2006 National STD Conference (poster presentation). The presentation included lessons learned from agency collaboration.