Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
1200 Front Street
Suite 104
Raleigh,
NC
USA
27609
jls5@cdc.gov
Biographical Sketch:
EXPANDED TESTING COORDINATOR
Coordinate and monitor the Expanded HIV Testing for Disproportionately Affected Populations grant which supports 10 agencies to provide routine opt-out testing in 28 county jails, three emergency room departments and three community health centers using traditional or rapid test methods.
Establish partnerships between agencies and local jails to expand routine opt-out screening for prevalence monitoring of HIV, syphilis and in select facilities GC/Ct and HCV.
Provide technical assistance for quality improvement through bi-annual site visits to agencies.
International assignments include polio eradication in Pakistan and guinea worm eradication in Ghana.