Melanie Padgett Powers is a freelance writer, magazine managing editor, copy editor and proofreader in the Washington, D.C., area. She has a background in small town journalism and has brought those skills and education into public health where she serves associations and organizations in a very creative way.

On this episode, Melanie shares insights into her fascinating professional path and how she marries the different elements of her diverse skill set. She sheds light on why she is currently interested in racism as a public health crisis and talks about how her work has allowed her to explore different interests over the years. Our conversation with Melanie will inspire you to trust the path you are on and go after your dreams!

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The first quarter of the year has already passed by, and has left me feeling grateful, honored, and encouraged. I’ve taken time to pause and reflect and would like to share my takeaways with you on this bonus episode.

I’m sure you will find some inspiration and encouragement in this message!

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On this episode, I’m sharing another Q&A coaching session with one of the members of the Public Health Consulting & Entrepreneurship EXPO group.

Meagan Erhart is an excellent example of someone with multiple degrees, diverse public health experience, and is trying to narrow down some of the ideas she has about consulting to figure out her starting point.

I often work with clients to help them sort through their thoughts so that they can determine next steps. We rarely solve everything in one session, of course, but this is an example of how to start sorting through some of your ideas for public health consulting.

Listen to this episode to hear how I guided her through this early process of sorting things out.

Are you interested in a public health career?

Are you interested in public health consulting or entrepreneurship?

The Public Health Epidemiology Careers Podcast is filled with resources in every episode to help you reach your career or business goals.

What is your networking strategy online? What is your favorite social media platform? How do you reach out to request new connections to add to your network?

It’s time to focus on networking tips! On this episode, I will share seven simple but powerful professional tips that can be helpful for all public health professionals.

Prepare to take notes as you listen to these tips and examples, and decide what works best for you.

On this episode, I’m connecting the recording from the LinkedIn live from this week because I want you to hear the conversation. My guest during this LinkedIn live was Chambraia Jones who is a global health professional.

She works as an HIV/AIDS prevention program officer and she is a former client from 2019. It was fun to catch up with her during this meet and greet networking segment. She talked about global health, her career transitions, and shared some great bits of career advice. We had great engagement from the live audience live as well.

Listen to this episode to hear the full conversation.

The best way for me to share it is by sharing the feedback from others who have experienced it and who are experiencing it for themselves.

I’m so passionate about promoting the Public Health Consulting & Entrepreneurship EXPO because it is such a unique and valuable resource that is helping to advance public health in a creative way.

We learn so much from the journeys of others who are willing to open up and share.

If you’d like to enroll in the expo then visit PublicHealthEXPO.com

When she left aerospace, she originally planned to pursue a MS in statistics. In her first year, she took an epidemiology course as an elective and was hooked on public health. Statistics became biostatistics, which led to epidemiology.

On this episode, you’ll meet Dr. Vicki Hart, who is an Assistant Professor at the University of Vermont.  She will share how her career journey has helped her transition into her public health career today.   She also offers informative career tips for students, graduates and professionals.

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On this episode, I’m sharing a conversation from a Q&A coaching session with one of the members of the Public Health Consulting & Entrepreneurship EXPO group. You’ll be able to benefit from hearing my answers to her questions. You might also find that you’ve had similar questions of your own and hearing this conversation might help you as much as it helped her.

You’re about to meet Imani Ransby, with the United South and Eastern Tribes, Tribal Epidemiology Center.

The United South and Eastern Tribes (USET) is just one of 12 partner Tribal Epidemiology Centers. Imani started working at USET in January 2020 as a Staff Epidemiologist in the Tribal Health and Program Support department.

On this episode, you’ll learn about Imani’s journey into public health and USET through my interview.