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Volunteer Application <br />Orange County Advisory Boards and Commissions <br />Johanna Birckmayer Page 1 of 2 <br />Home Address:436 W Tryon St <br />Township of Residence: Hillsborough <br />Zone of Residence: <br />Ethnic Background:Caucasian <br />Sex:Female <br />Phone (Day):9192414739 <br />Phone (Evening):9192414739 <br />Phone (Cell):9175927011 <br />Email:jbirckmayer@msn.com <br />Name:Dr Johanna Birckmayer <br />Boards/Commissions applied for: <br />Hillsborough NC 27278 <br />Place of Employment: Vital Strategies, seconded to the Bloomberg Philan <br />Job Title:Research Scientist <br />Name Called: <br />Year of OC Residence:2015 <br />Community Activities/Organizational Memberships: <br />Member American Public Health Association; member Mid Carolina Multi-Sport <br />Past Service on Orange County Advisory Boards: <br />None <br />Board of Health <br />Background, education and experience relevant to this board: <br />I am excited by the opportunity to apply my extensive background and experience in public <br />health to the efforts of the Board of Health in Orange County. I would bring to the Board an <br />understanding of how effective public health policy can shape population- level behavior as well <br />as support effective services and programs to further improve health at the individual level. I <br />have a Masters in Public Health from the Department of Health Behavior at the UNC Gillings <br />School of Global Public Health and a PhD in Health Policy from Harvard University. <br />My work experience has spanned public health topics and projects, domestically and globally, <br />with direct relevance to health issues facing residents of Orange County, North Carolina. I have <br />worked as an evaluator for a county health organization conducting community assessments <br />and evaluating health services, mental health and health promotion programs; directed federal <br />technical assistance projects to assist State substance abuse prevention agencies design <br />evidence-based prevention policies and program; and directed an analytical support contract to <br />monitor State compliance with the SYNAR program, a Federal performance system requiring all <br />States to reduce youth access to tobacco products. Globally, I have designed community <br />health assessments, collaborating with local leaders to interpret and use results to design <br />community health programs and designed, implemented and evaluated vaccination, malaria and <br />diarrheal disease programs. Over the last 8 years I have focused extensively on tobacco control <br />policy. Before moving to North Carolina, I was the research director for a DC based advocacy <br />organization and provided assistance to civil society organizations in low- and middle-income <br />countries to use data and evidence to advocate for effective tobacco control policies. Currently, I <br />11