On This Episode Of The Public Health Epidemiology Conversations (PHEC) Podcast
The connections that you make with people have a huge impact on the success of your career. On this episode we welcome Misozi Houston back to update us on her career path since we last spoke 300 episodes ago! Listening in, you’ll hear about Misozi’s career, be reminded of what sparked her public health passion, hear about what her current focus is, and how her public health and epidemiology expertise have helped her serve her community. We delve into the changes she has experienced in her life since we last spoke before she tells us why she prioritizes networking. She even shares advice for anyone wanting to get into public health education. You don’t want to miss this one so be sure to tune in now!
Meet Misozi Houston
Misozi Houston is a health education specialist with over five years of nonprofit and public health experience. She is currently the Credentialing Project Specialist at the National Commission for Health Education Credentialing, also known as NCHEC. In this role, she leads projects related to credentialing including job task analyses and maintaining accreditation standards. Most recently, she was the Communication Specialist at NCHEC before moving into her current role. Prior to NCHEC, she worked as a program manager at a local United Way.
While at United Way she supervised and led vaccine outreach efforts during the pandemic, and volunteered as Health Chair and Secretary for a local chapter of the NAACP. In these various roles, she utilized her passion for health equity and communication skills, to plan, implement, and evaluate programs that included bridging access to health and community resources, including managing grants and engaging with stakeholders at local and state levels. Before a career in public health, she was a campus liaison for the American Public Health Association, APHA, and a faculty liaison for the student group Community Health Organization. She holds a BA in Community Health from Siena Heights University, an MPH in Community Health from East Stroudsburg University, and has been a Certified Health Education Specialist since 2021.
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Conversation Highlights
Welcoming Misozi Houston back to the podcast and an overview of her career
When Misozi first learned about public health and became interested in it as a career
The public health issue that Misozi is most passionate about and focussed on
Misozi tells us about the work that she is currently doing and her day-to-day responsibilities
How her expertise and understanding of public health help her serve her community better
She shares her understanding of epidemiology and how that helps her have a greater impact
What’s changed in her career and public health in general since she was last on the podcast
Misozi shares advice about networking for anyone looking to get into health education
“My expertise right now helps me to develop tailored health education messaging.” — Misozi Houston
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