Epidemiologist II
Arizona Department of Health Services
STD Control Program
150 N. 18th Avenue, Suite 140
Phoenix,
AZ
USA
85007
Lauren.Young@azdhs.gov
Biographical Sketch:
August 2011- November 2012: Research Assistant, University of South Florida
December 2012 - August 2013: Medical Records Abstractor and Research Assistant, Florida - USF Birth Defects Surveillance Program
August 2013 - present: STD Epidmiologist, Arizona Department of Health Services
Current responsibilities include:
Maintenance of State GC Drug Resistance Monitoring Plan; statewide and sentinel site surveillance monitoring, provider and laboratory outreach and education
Monitoring gonorrhea incidence and prevalence, re-infection rates, as well as clinical adherance to CDC treatment guidelines
Syphilis case management for rural counties