DAYSY JEROP
Runcorn,QLD
Summary
I’m a self-motivated person, results driven with high objective and committed to fulfill my career objectives in the field of health education, health promotion and disease prevention. I enjoy being part of as well as working with a successful productive team that thrive in a challenging working environment.
Overview
5
5
years of professional experience
Work History
Health Educator
World Friends Kenya
02.2021 - 12.2022
- Provision of technical assistance to school personnel aimed at providing teaching methodologies and conduciveness of learning environment
- Implementation of comprehensive curricula developed by World Friends Onlus to promote education and awareness creation on: Health, STD’s and reproductive health, Addictions, Life skills, Relationships, Gender Equality, Child rights, Disabilities, Safety and Environment
- In collaboration with the project multidisciplinary team through health education sessions in schools
- Periodical review of the comprehensive curriculum to match the targeted school’s needs
- Organization, facilitation and conduction of training modules concerning health education
- Identifying and providing supportive supervision/on job training/awareness of teachers and parents on the health education topics in each school
- Definition of a detailed work plan on the implementation of the comprehensive curriculum, in coordination with and in respect of school’s availability
- Production and submission of weekly reports
- Establishment and support of school health clubs in each target schools
Attachee
Uasin-Gishu County Department of Public Health
10.2020 - 11.2020
- Health Education-Conducted continuous medical education on breastfeeding to mothers visiting Maternal Child Health
- Urban Sanitation-Visited peri-urban areas to identify major sanitation issues and come up mitigation measures
- Hospital sanitation-monitored collection and disposal of wastes in the hospital and general cleanliness of the wards and sanitary conveniences
- Nutrition-Administered Vitamin A supplements to children visiting the clinic and monitored growth through weighting and recording in the growth monitoring books
- Sanitary inspection of food premises to ascertain they meet minimum public health requirements together with compliance to the covid-19 health regulations
Attachee
Baringo County Referral Hospital
02.2020 - 03.2020
- Public health law enforcement-inspected goods at the supermarkets in Kabarnet town and seized expired and infested goods as in the provision of Food drugs and chemical substances act
- Town Planning-Reviewed drawing plans checking on the public health areas of interest such as waste management, ventilation and approved the plans
- Health education- Family planning talks to mothers and at times offered family planning services to mothers under supervision of a nurse
- Sanitary inspection of the toilets, bathrooms, sinks, ventilation in rooms and monitored collection and disposal of wastes in the hospital
- Premises Inspection-Inspected hotels to check if they meet public health requirements such as Food handlers certificate, inspected if there were any bedbugs in the lodges and disaster management units such as fire extinguishers
- Food hygiene and meat inspection –Participated in the inspection of meat and approved them
- Water supply and Quality Control-Visited Kirandich water treatment plant and went through the water treatment processes which included screening, aeration, coagulation, sedimentation, filtration and disinfection
- School health talks to support the implementation of the national school health policy thematic areas
Attachee
Community Based Education and Service (COBES) Placement
04.2018 - 05.2018
- Daily morning talks to different patients and to mothers attending ante- natal and post- natal clinics
- Conducting outreach activities twice in a week
- This entailed administering vitamin A supplements and de-worming tablets to children below 5 years in various primary schools, Jiggers campaign, net distribution and immunization of children
- Immunizations to children under the supervision of a nurse
- Inspection of Bushiri market place, schools, slaughter house and other premises to ensure they met the expected standards in their operations and sanitation
- Conducting community diagnosis to come up with the list of health problems or the challenges the community members face and hence come up with some possible solutions
- Health records keeping to enter data at sub county level used in giving yearly reports of the health problems
- School health talks in line with the national school health policy to meet the health and psycho-social needs of learners in and out of school
- Dispensing drugs prescribed to patients by the clinical officer
Education
Masters Of Advanced Public Health -
Torrens University
BrisbaneBachelor of Science - Environmental Health
Moi University _School of Public Health
12.2020
KCSE -
Moi Forces Academy Lanet
01.2015
Skills
- Native Swahili speaker
- Fluent in English
- Interpersonal skills
- Communication skills
- Quick learner
- Team worker
- Punctual
- Discipline
- Reliable
- Ability to function independently
- MS Word
- PowerPoint
- Excel
- MS Access
Extra-Curricular Activities
Member of the Young Christian Societies Member of Environmental Health Students Association of Moi University Member of Africa One Health University Network (AFROHUN)
Attributes
I am an excellent team player, hard worker and relish challenges. I easily adapt to change, flexible and willing to perform any task requiring my attention to the best of my ability. My desire and ability to learn enables me to acquire new and essential skills easily and quickly.
Hobbies and Interests
- Researching
- Reading
- Writing
- Community work involvement
Timeline
Health Educator
World Friends Kenya
02.2021 - 12.2022
Attachee
Uasin-Gishu County Department of Public Health
10.2020 - 11.2020
Attachee
Baringo County Referral Hospital
02.2020 - 03.2020
Attachee
Community Based Education and Service (COBES) Placement
04.2018 - 05.2018
Bachelor of Science - Environmental Health
Moi University _School of Public Health
KCSE -
Moi Forces Academy Lanet
Masters Of Advanced Public Health -
Torrens University
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