California Department of Public Health
STD Control Branch
850 Marina Bay Parkway
Bldg P, 2nd Floor
Richmond,
CA
USA
94804
Holly.Howard@CDPH.ca.gov
Biographical Sketch:
2005-present - CA State Infertility Prevention Project Coordinator/Maternal, Child & Adolescent Health Liaison, CA DPH, STD Control Branch, Richmond, CA
2002-2005 - Epidemiologist/Program Evaluation Specialist, CA DHS, STD Control Branch, Richmond, CA
2001-2002 - Graduate Student Researcher, CA DHS, STD Control Branch, Richmond, CA
2001 - Intern, CA DHS, STD Control Branch, Richmond, CA
2001 - Graduate Student Researcher, UC Berkeley, Dept of Epidemiology, Berkeley, CA
1998-2000 - Consultant/Technical Advisor, Global 2000, The Carter Center, Atlanta, GA (on assignment to Nigeria)
1996-1998 - US Peace Corps Volunteer - Maternal/Child Health & Nutrition Specialist, Niger, West Africa
Key partner in CA statewide public health STD control efforts ensuring that preventive and clinical services for women and youth are coordinated and represent best practices.
Responsible for overseeing California Project Area IPP efforts (2005 to Present), including coordinating statewide strategic planning and collaborative efforts around key IPP priority areas.
Serves as STD Control Branch liaison to family planning and MCAH partners and first-line contact for issues related to the family planing and adolescent health care settings, including consulting on quality service improvement interventions related to STD prevention and control within California's Title X and Family Planning, Access, Care, and Treatment (PACT) Programs (2005 to Present).
Develops and implements epidemiologic and translational research and evaluations for quality improvements assessing clinical services, addressing programmatic concerns, and informing policy development and future direction (2001 to Present).
Numerous presentations at STD/FP-related conferences and meetings.