233: Creating Space for Humans to Be Humans with Tanya Jules, DrPH, MPH

Public Health Careers podcast episode with Tanya Jules, DrPH, MPH
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Tanya Jules, DrPH, MPH is a Community Outreach Coordinator at Institute for Health Logistics & Analytics, as well as a Public Health Consultant. 

She is a public health practitioner and community engagement strategist rooted in a strengths based approach and honoring human experiences. She emphasizes community based research to promote health policy change and sustainable community driven solutions. 

She conferred a Bachelor of Science in Public Health at University of Massachusetts Amherst. A Master of Public Health at Mercer University with a focus on rural health. Then a Doctor of Public Health in Community Health Behavior and Education with a rural health focus at Georgia Southern University.

In today’s episode you’ll hear and learn more about
1. Rural Public Health
2. Strengths-based strategies and why they’re important
3. Human-centered philosophy 
4. Bridging theory and practice is essential.
5. How Interdisciplinary approaches enhance public health initiatives.
6. Comprehensive sex education is crucial for youth health.
7. Emphasizes the importance of mindfulness and pause moments in her life

And much much more!

Chapters:
@0:00 Trailer
@2:44 How do you identify & tell us a little about your personal background?  
@7:23 Project where community input significantly shaped the outcome?
@15:51 Effective behavior change models you’ve used in your work
@20:52 What does public health mean to you?
@23:37 B.A Public Health at University of Massachusetts Amherst
@26:56 Undergrad takeaways
@28:48 Education Program Coordinator at Roxbury Youth Programs
@34:34 MPH in Rural Health at Mercer University
@43.36 Program Manager at Boston Public Health Commission
@46:44 Doctor of Public Health in Community Health Behavior and 
@54:58 Roles
@59:25 DrPH Takeaways
@1:01:46 Community Outreach Coordinator at IHLA
@1:09:00 Where can people connect with you and where would you like to see yourself in the future?
@1:09:33 What’s one challenge you’ve faced in your public health career, and what lessons did you learn from overcoming it?
@1:13:02 The Furious Five

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