claudia santos-hövener

* Project lead IMIRA (Improving health monitoring in migrant populations). IMIRA aims to improve the level of participation of migrant populations in health surveys and to assure a sustainable integration of migration aspects in health monitoring at RKI. * Project lead of the RKI sub-project in the German research consortium for healthy communities (PartKommPlus). PartKommPlus uses the Participatory Health Research (PHR) approach to investigate how integrated municipal strategies for health promotion (IMS) can be developed and implemented successfully. * Supervising staff, bachelor, master thesis and university teaching . * Grant and report writing, publications and presentations at conferences.

* Initiating and managing different research projects on HIV, STI in migrant populations, e.g. a multi-centre participatory research study on HIV, viral hepatitis and STI with migrants from sub-Saharan Africa living in Germany. * Coordinating and conducting all research activities related to the surveillance of recent HIV-infections among newly diagnosed HIV-cases in Germany, including data analysis, grant and report writing, publications, and presentation of study results in various settings. * University teaching and supervising master thesis. * Epidemiological investigation during the EHEC outbreak in Germany. * On-call duty providing information about infectious diseases and coordinating the EU early warning and response system. * Working on the improvement of the European Health Survey (EHIS) with a special focus on mental health (2/2010-1/2011)

* Developed and facilitated a seven-week L.I.F.E.® health enhancement workshop for women with breast cancer. * Researched user-friendly educational and resource materials for clients. * Developed an evaluation form for the L.I.F.E. Program® for women with breast cancer and composing an evaluation report. * Participated in the organization of Wellness Workshops for clients focused on complementary care, nutrition, and basic breast cancer information.

* One-on-one counseling. * Conducted telephone counseling. * Taught safer sex education with youth and children in varied settings. * Community outreach. * Participated in designing a health promotion program for HIV-positive individuals in Hamburg.

* Urology Department * Pre- and postoperative Monitoring. * Care of patients with terminal cancer. * Supporting family members. * Assisting in intravenous treatment including chemotherapy and pain therapy. * Training of nursing students.

* Charite's Master Study Program * Health and Society: International Gender Studies in Berlin * Degree: Master of Science in Public Health * Thesis: HIV/STI Prevention for Female Migrant Sex Workers: A Qualitative Study

* Developing and designing a L.I.F.E. Program® (Learning Immune Function Enhancement) for women with breast cancer. * Facilitating three cycles of the L.I.F.E. Program®. * Developed measuring tools to evaluate women’s change in health behavior pre- to post-intervention. * Conducting individual health counseling sessions for women in discussion group. * Managing annual wellness program including educational workshops, weekly classes, outings and celebration. * Participating in monitoring and evaluating program objectives and writing reports for funders. * Training multilingual staff on conducting support groups for monolingual Cantonese and Spanish speakers. * Facilitating volunteer trainings as part of a team. * Supervising staff and interns. * Working with the management team on developing and implementing interventions to improve cultural competency in the agency. * Participating in community outreach and marketing.

* Recruited, interviewed and placed volunteers and interns for all Shanti programs and departments. * Evaluated agency department’s volunteer needs. * Participated in outreach and fundraising activities. * Supervised and supported 120 volunteers; monthly visitation to volunteer support groups. * Assessed volunteer needs of clients with HIV and breast cancer. * Facilitated trainings as part of a team and presenting modules. * Coordinated advertising campaigns and participating in developing a Volunteer Services brochure. * Participated in program evaluation and developing a volunteer satisfaction survey. * Created and implemented on-going training opportunities for volunteers.

* The Sperrgebiet is an organization that offers help and support to female sex workers age 14 to 26 * most of whom are using substances. * One-on-one counseling with individuals at risk and clients with HIV/AIDS. * Safe sex education in individual and group settings. * Conducted crisis intervention. * Facilitated discussion groups with HIV positive women. * Made referrals to other community health services. * Street outreach to recruit clients and offer safer sex education. * Community networking.

* Intensive Care Unit for Internal Medicine and Neurology and Unit for Intermediate Care * Monitoring patients in critical state. * Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation. * Personal hygiene in regards to the special needs of respirated and sedated patients. * Patient family support. * Training of nursing students and new colleagues.

* Co-facilitated various health discussion groups. * Outreach to recruit clients for health education programs. * Assisted in network relations with other community agencies * Conducted qualitative interviews with women with breast cancer from a varied cultural scope. * Assisted the development of a guidebook for a L.I.F.E. Program ® for women with breast cancer.

Majors: Epidemiology and Health Psychology. Thesis: Conception of a health promotion model for HIV positive individuals in Hamburg (qualitative research).

Research topic: HIV and viral hepatitis among migrants from sub-Saharan Africa living in Hamburg: Risk and vulnerability factors, prevention needs and recommendations for culturally sensitive prevention services. A community-based participatory research project.