New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, Bureau of Sexually Transmitted Diseases
Department of Infectious Diseases/ Bureau of Sexually Transmitted Diseases
Gotham Center, 42-09 28th Street
Queens,
NY
USA
11101-4132
mmehta01@gmail.com
Biographical Sketch:
NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene- Bureau of STD Control April 2011- September 2011
Consultant for NYC DOHMH and Cicatelli Associates, Inc., New York, NY
•Developed Expedited Partner Therapy (EPT) health communication materials
•Prepared materials to be sent for publishing in the Health Alert Network and newsletters
•Developed data collection tools, including surveys and interviews
•Conducted follow-up patient interviews, evaluating barriers to EPT uptake
•Conducted In-Depth Key Informant Interviews for patient feedback
•Analyzed data to guide project implementation and evaluation
•Educated teens and adolescents regarding STDs
•Wrote abstracts for national conferences
NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene – Bureau of Environmental and Occupational Disease Epidemiology-Epidemiology Department Intern, New York, NY
January 2010 – April 2011
•Compiled and entered project specific data within excel and access databases
•Conducted literature reviews
•Edited manuscripts for publication
•Translated lead prevention health education materials for the South Asian and Latin American communities
•Gathered evidence on patients infected with food-borne illnesses through telephone interviews
Lead America- Georgetown University June 2008 – August 2008
Team Leader, Washington, DC
•Taught leadership skills to high schools students interested in healthcare careers
International Research Fogarty Global Health Scholarship, NIH/Mt.Sinai – HELIOS SALUD
HIV Clinic –Research Associate, Buenos Aires, Argentina June 2010 – August 2010
•Designed study for patients infected with HIV/AIDS
•Analyzed epidemiological characteristics of patients impacting adherence and resistance to medications
•Developed recommendations for the clinic in implementing services to improve treatment for patients
SEWA RURAL (Society for Education, Welfare, and Action) June 2004 – August 2004
Global health care volunteer, Gujarat, India
•Promoted awareness of health education, women’s rights, child health, maternal health, and social justice
Co-author on the abstract entitled "Patient acceptance of expedited partner therapy for Chlamydia trachomatis in an urban STD clinic setting, 2011".