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Stephane Labossiere
Clinton Health Matters Initiative Intern, Clinton Foundation
Location: Jamaica, NY United States
Joined: Aug 9th, 2016

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Stephane Labossiere, M.Sc., CHES aspires to become a public health professional in the areas of chronic disease prevention, global health, health disparities, and aging. He was selected in the summer of 2014 from among 1,300 applicants to be one of the 47 Columbia Public Health Scholars funded by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. He aims to achieve the following long term goals: (1) build a community health center in Haiti; (2) build Haiti�s first school of public health; (3) advance the field of global health through research, practice, and promotion; and (4) start a scholarship fund for students in Haiti and in the United States�which would allow deserving students to study and serve in impoverished communities and countries in the areas of public health or medicine. As an undergraduate and graduate student, Stephane has won over 15 scholarships, including one from the American Public Health Association (APHA) and the Society for Public Health Education (SOPHE). He has completed internships with the United Nations, NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, New York University School of Medicine, The American Federation for Aging Research, and he also worked as a Clinton Health Matters Initiative Intern at the Clinton Foundation. For the summer of 2016, Stephane started his Pre-M.B.A. certificate program at Harvard Business School, in which he hopes to aquire the essential business skills for his work as a future founder and CEO of a community health center. Stephane received his master�s degree from Teachers College, Columbia University as the 2016 Outstanding Student in Community Health Education. He is also a Certified Health Education Specialist (CHES). At the completion of his certificate program, Stephane hopes to work for a healthcare center in New York City. Additionally, he is currently applying for the Fulbright Research Scholarship in order to conduct research in heart disease and cardiac screening thecnology among older adults in the U.K. at the University of Oxford before applying for his Ph.D. in the Fall of 2018.

Education (request update)

CUNY -York College class of 2014

Undergrad Major: Public Health

Claim To Fame:

Received a job interview from New York Presbyterian Hospital. Plan to do public health research at Weill Cornell Medical College in Fall 2016.

Experience

I currently work with Clinton Foundation as Clinton Health Matters Initiative Intern
I have years of experience working in the Healthcare, Other industry.

Clinton Health Matters Initiative Intern | The Clinton Foundation
From January 2016 to May 2016 • 0 year(s)
Conducted research on preventable health outcomes and healthcare costs, drafted deliverables and presentations, evaluated internship program applicants.

Health Research Training Program Intern | New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene
From September 2015 to January 2016 • 1 year(s)
Conducted clinical sessions on sexual and reproductive health using Motivational Interviewing, provided HIV/STD testing and education in schools.

Inaugural Clarence Pearson Research Fellow in Global Health and Aging | American Federation for Aging Research
From January 2015 to August 2015 • 0 year(s)
Met with aging and global health organization leaders, conducted research on age-related health concerns, wrote and published white paper report.

Intern | United NationsâInternational Longevity Center Global Alliance
From May 2015 to July 2015 • 0 year(s)
Attended UN programs, arranged meetings with Haiti's UN Mission, produced report on Aging in Haiti.

Research Assistant | New York University School of Medicine
From September 2014 to January 2015 • 1 year(s)
Developed sleep health materials for participants at risk for sleep apnea, analyzed barriers to healthful sleep practices.

Public Health Scholar | Columbia University Public Health Scholars Program
From May 2014 to August 2014 • 0 year(s)
Collected data from Walk It Out! Program participants, assisted with focus groups on elder fitness activities.

WIC Program Intern | Jamaica Hospital Medical Center
From February 2014 to May 2014 • 0 year(s)
Learned breastfeeding techniques and nutrition counseling, acquired pediatric and prenatal counseling knowledge, created tool guide and survey.

Research Assistant | Collaborative Research Group on Health Policy & Promotion
From June 2012 to May 2013 • 1 year(s)
Completed participant recruitment, submitted conference abstract, participated in data analysis and coding.

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