Heather Young, MBA

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Experienced and dedicated healthcare professional with 5+ years of success at value-based…

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Volunteer Experience

  • Emory Healthcare Graphic

    Patient Experience Team and Department Floater

    Emory Healthcare

    - 4 months

    Health

    Assists service performance consultants, leadership and development program, front desk, and volunteer services with various process improvement and patient flow initiatives.

  • American Heart Association | American Stroke Association Graphic

    Hands Only CPR Trainer

    American Heart Association | American Stroke Association

    - 5 months

    Health

    Participated in and helped facilitate American Heart Association's hands-only CPR initiative at Kennesaw State University.

  • American Cancer Society Graphic

    Relay for Life Team Captain

    American Cancer Society

    - 4 months

    Health

    Organized and lead a Relay for Life team as well as participated in and encouraged fundraising efforts. Led team to raise over $1,000

  • The Marfan Foundation Graphic

    Active Member and Team Captain

    The Marfan Foundation

    - Present 10 years 8 months

    Health

    Participates in various volunteer experiences including national studies, fundraising, and Walks for Victory. Lead team to raise over $2,500.

  • Bethesda Health Graphic

    Child Health Educator

    Bethesda Health

    - Present 5 years 11 months

    Health

    Participated in a children health and safety expo and educated children on various health topics.

Courses

  • Analytic Experience

    MBA 8045

  • Behavior Theory & Applications

    PHE 2400

  • Biostatistics

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  • Child and Adolescent Health Issues

    HPE 3600

  • Community & Worksite Health

    PHE 4200

  • Composition 1

    ENGL 1101

  • Composition 2

    ENGL 1102

  • Contemporary Health Issues

    HPE 3300

  • Corporate Finance

    MBA 8135

  • Cultural Competence

    HS 2300

  • Data Driven Decisions

    MBA 8040

  • Digital Innovation

    MBA 8125

  • Disease Prevention and Management

    PHE 3400

  • Environmental Health Issues

    PHE 4300

  • Executive Leadership in Healthcare

    HA 8440

  • Family Health and Sexuality

    HPE 3250

  • Financial Statement Analysis

    MBA 8025

  • Foundations of Leadership

    LDRS 3000

  • Functional Anatomy and Physiology

    HPE 2250

  • Fundamentals of Program Planning

    PHE 3850

  • General Chemistry

    CHEM 1511

  • Health Communication

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  • Health Information Systems

    HA 8670

  • Health Policy & Ethics

    HA 8190

  • Health Systems and Health Policy

    PHE 3330

  • Healthcare Systems

    HA 8160

  • Healthful Living

    HLTH 1520

  • Human Communication

    -

  • Intro to Public Health

    PHE 2100

  • Intro to Statistics

    MATH 1401

  • Leadership & Organizational Behavior

    MBA 8165

  • Legal Environment in Healthcare

    HA 8045

  • Managerial Accounting

    MBA 8115

  • Managerial Economics

    MBA 8000

  • Marketing Management

    MBA 8145

  • Medical Terminology

    ES 2300

  • Operational Management & Quality Healthcare

    HA 8620

  • Peer Health Education

    PHE 2900

  • Principles of Biology

    BIOL 1107

  • Principles of Nutrition

    CSH 2500

  • Strategic Business Communication

    MBA 8015

  • Trigonometry

    MATH 1112

Projects

  • Analyzing Florida's Population Health

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    Preformed an exploratory data analysis (EDA) on Florida's population health utilizing community level data, mock patient electronic medical records (EMR), community needs scores, and morbidity and mortality risk scores. Data was extracted from .csv files utilizing SQL and Jupyter Lab and visualizations and dashboards were created in Tableau. Florida's healthcare system utilization and overuse risks were identified and population was further segmented to identify high utilizing patients…

    Preformed an exploratory data analysis (EDA) on Florida's population health utilizing community level data, mock patient electronic medical records (EMR), community needs scores, and morbidity and mortality risk scores. Data was extracted from .csv files utilizing SQL and Jupyter Lab and visualizations and dashboards were created in Tableau. Florida's healthcare system utilization and overuse risks were identified and population was further segmented to identify high utilizing patients. Recommendations were made based on gaps in Florida's health system and prevalent conditions seen within the population.

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  • SWOT Analysis - Precision Medicine

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    Preformed a SWOT Analysis (strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, threats) on Intermountain Healthcare System. Topics discussed include EMRs, process improvement, and standardization of practice.

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  • SWOT Analysis - Consumer Analytics

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    Preformed a SWOT Analysis (strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, threats) on Carolina Health Systems DA2 data analytic technology. Topics discussed include population health, patient access to care, user experience, data privacy, and data mining.

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  • SWOT Analysis - Cost Effective Care

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    Preformed a SWOT analysis (strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats) NYU Langone Hospital. Topics discussed include performance monitoring, mergers, funding, and operational costs.

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  • Certificate of Need (CON) Assessment

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    In this project, we reviewed the CON process for a university health system to formulate a report. This includes an overview of services, a renovation plan, the process for determining need, and opposing organizations. Results were compiled and presented during class.

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  • Improving Healthcare Through Telehealth

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    Preformed extensive research and compiled a report on the use of Telemedicine in healthcare systems. Topics discussed include patients’ barriers to access care, shifting demographics within the U.S. and the impact COVID-19 had with the acceleration of Telehealth use.

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  • External Communication Audit

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    In this project, we assessed an audit review of more than 40 external communication channels from the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) using MS Office Suite software, including Word, Excel, and PowerPoint. I researched with my teammates to generate a summary of observations, compile an audit checklist, refine outcomes, and provide suggestions for the CDC's capabilities. We extensively used Microsoft Excel to organize and interpret data to translate results to a percentile and…

    In this project, we assessed an audit review of more than 40 external communication channels from the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) using MS Office Suite software, including Word, Excel, and PowerPoint. I researched with my teammates to generate a summary of observations, compile an audit checklist, refine outcomes, and provide suggestions for the CDC's capabilities. We extensively used Microsoft Excel to organize and interpret data to translate results to a percentile and presented our findings via presentation and final report.

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  • Program Planning & Implementation

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    With my colleagues, I cocreated and implemented a public health program titled "Food is Fuel". Our program mission was to improve adolescent female student-athletes’ knowledge and awareness of proper sports nutrition and the Female Athlete Triad. We conducted an epidemiological profile on our target population to assess their needs and accurately tailor our program. We created several marketing materials to promote our program. We implemented "Food is Fuel" at C.T. Martin Recreational…

    With my colleagues, I cocreated and implemented a public health program titled "Food is Fuel". Our program mission was to improve adolescent female student-athletes’ knowledge and awareness of proper sports nutrition and the Female Athlete Triad. We conducted an epidemiological profile on our target population to assess their needs and accurately tailor our program. We created several marketing materials to promote our program. We implemented "Food is Fuel" at C.T. Martin Recreational Center in Atlanta, GA. Following implementation, we conducted a program evaluation to assess the efficacity of our program.

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  • Program Evaluation

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    In this project, I assessed the effectiveness of the Truth Initiative's anti-smoking public health campaign. I reviewed how this campaign follows aspects of the Social Cognitive Theory (SCT), a well known public health theory, hypothesized by Albert Bandura. I compiled my final report into the Adobe Sparks platform.

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Languages

  • English

    Native or bilingual proficiency

  • Spanish

    Elementary proficiency

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