Episode Details

In this week's episode, Miriam Gonzales, BS, CHES is a Public Health Consultant II in Health Education at New Jersey Department of Public Health. She is Certified in Health Education. Miriam is a resilient, self-motivated, and productive individual with 11+ years of experience in patient care, customer service, and health education in both the private and public sector. She got her Bachelor of Science (B.S.) in Public Health Education and Advocacy from Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ. 

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Chapters:
@0:00 Episode Teaser
@0:35 Episode Theme Song
@1:05 Episode Intro
@2:03 Miriam Gonzales, BS, CHES Introduction 
@3:00 How are you doing and coping?
@4:02 How identify & personal background
@5:58 What is public health?
@7:57 Sponsor: Public Health Hired & The Public Health Store
@9:21 County College of Morris 
@13:38 Bachelors in Health Education & Advocacy at Rutgers University 
@19:54 Other undergrad takeaways
@22:54 Patient Care Assistant to Patient Care Technician at Hunterdon Healthcare
@24:54 Shift to Ambulatory Testing Center Coordinator
@30:43 Certified Health Education Specialists
@33:53 Health Educator at Trenton Health Team
@39:46 How much work from CHES vs schooling and team
@41:33 Sponsor: Community Health & Wellness Discord
@42:21 Public Health Consultant 2 at the New Jersey Department of Health
@47:00 Advice in creating education programs for diverse audiences
@48:49 Masters in Health Leadership in January 2023
@53:29 What intend to get out of master degree?
@56:22 Future Predictions
@58:19 Advice for public health students
@1:01:35 Advice for someone seeking a career in public health
@1:02:42 What are you working on improving in you life?
@1:04:00 Professional Recommendation
@1:05:27 Connect with Miriam Gonzales, BS, CHES

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