Stacy Petiya Exit Presentation

Exit PresentationStacy PetiyaApril 23, 2004

Why MPH?• Started in MBA program - Zzzzzzzz!• Interests in Environmental Health andAdministration

Capstone Project• Idea came from Environmental HealthScience class.– Project presentation “What’s Driving ThroughYour Backyard?” (See Section 5)• Increased transportation of hazardous materialsthrough Braceville township beginning 2010.• First responders preparedness?• First responders equipment?

Braceville Township FireDepartment• Community Preceptor - Charles Joseph,Chief– Jan 2003 in process of training crew toOperational Level.– Current equipment was not adequate for properOperational Level response.– FEMA grant program - Vehicle AcquisitionGrant

2003 Grant• (See Section 3)• Researched on fire equipment• Attended a FEMA workshop on the grantrequirements• Conducted interviews with railwaycontrollers

2003 Grant• New Rescue-Pumper• Request for $170,000– FEMA $153,000– BTFD $17,000• 2003 Grant was not funded

2004 Grant• Re-wrote FEMA grant - $170,000• More focus on the current truck violationsof the Federal Regulations• Within first month - changed request to$60,000 for used vehicle.• Grant revisions

2004 Grant• One week before grant submission deadlineBraceville trustees change grant requestback to $170,000 for a new vehicle• Grant revisions• Grant awarding begins in July• FEMA has $750,000,000 to award in 2004

Grant Project• Grant proposal - (see section 4)– “Employee Health Association - SmokingCessation Proposal - A Hospital System byExample”• Working on this project gave me focus on afuture career of independent grant writing

Core Course Projects• (See Section 5)• Social and Behavioral Sciences in Public Health -Presentation: Stoke• Environmental Health Sciences in Public Health -Presentation: Regulatory Science: What’sDriving Through Your Back Yard?• Administration in Public Health - Paper:Signature Management Paper

Course Electives• (See Section 6)• Independent Study - Web Slides:Slides, Financial Resources SlidesLogic Model– Dr Kathy Akpom: Web based grant writingclass• Environmental Regulations - Presentation:Hazardous Waste Transportation• Designing and Maintaining a Web Page - WebPage Designed: Traveling Southern Ireland

Summary• Most courses - both core and elective - tiedinto each other.– Whether I obtained a new skill or a neededknowledge or giving a future career focus.• Most favorite course:Capstone Project• Least favorite course: Marketing Management -Zzzzzzzzz!!!

Questions?

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