Health Education, Training and Development

Marco Meneses, MPH, MS-- The terrorist attack I suffered in Somalia, 1994-- Resume-- Sudan with CARE, 1993-- Angola: 1991-1992

Marco Meneses

Marco completed his Bachelor in Nutrition and Dietetics and his Master in Public Health at Universidad de Antioquia in Medellin, COLOMBIA.  He holds a Master of Science in Training and Development, from University of St. Francis, Illinois.

What I do?

Marco has over twenty years of experience in applying solutions to community needs and much of his career has been spent teaching, but he also works in project management and program development. 

Which experience I bring

Manage Health education and promotion programs, personal wellness, nutrition education, stress management, smoking cessation, substance abuse, safety, high blood pressure, pregnancy, and diabetes.  Provide information to communities in an effort to promote, maintain, and improve healthy lifestyles.
  
Educate patients about medical procedures, operations, services and therapeutic regimens, conduct staff training and consult with other health care providers about behavioral, cultural, or social barriers to health; promote self-care; develop activities to improve patient participation on clinical processes.  
 
Develop, produce, and evaluate mass media health campaigns, writing educational material, newsletters, public information reports, and grant proposals. 
 
My approach applies what has been learned over the last 25 years in health education and adapts innovations from other disciplines including business, behavior change and communications to educate individuals and groups to protect, promote or maintain their health, reduce risky behaviors and navigate the health care system.

Experience acquired in Colombia, Honduras, Guatemala, Equatorial Guinea, Angola, Sudan, Egypt, Somalia, and USA. 

Experience

For the last 10 years, he has been working as health educator for the prevention of chronic disease, diabetes, high blood pressure, weight management, and promoting exercise, healthy eating, healthy lifestyles, and healthy environments.

My Approach

Manage Health education and promotion programs, personal wellness, nutrition education, stress management, smoking cessation, substance abuse, safety, high blood pressure, pregnancy, and diabetes.  Provide information to communities in an effort to promote, maintain, and improve healthy lifestyles.
  
Educate patients about medical procedures, operations, services and therapeutic regimens, conduct staff training and consult with other health care providers about behavioral, cultural, or social barriers to health; promote self-care; develop activities to improve patient participation on clinical processes.  
 
Develop, produce, and evaluate mass media health campaigns, writing educational material, newsletters, public information reports, and grant proposals. 
 
My approach applies what has been learned over the last 25 years in health education and adapts innovations from other disciplines including business, behavior change and communications to educate individuals and groups to protect, promote or maintain their health, reduce risky behaviors and navigate the health care system.

Experience acquired in Colombia, Honduras, Guatemala, Equatorial Guinea, Angola, Sudan, Egypt, Somalia, and USA.