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Mr. Odero Collince Omondi

Cadre: Public Health Officer

SSEH

Title and Responsibilities

Job Title 

  • Lecturer in Public Health, Department of Public Health, School of Science, Engineering & Health, Daystar University

Responsibilities 

  • Teaching public health students  
  • Conducting academic public health tours
  • Preparation of training materials 
  • Curriculum development and review
  • Setting and marking examinations 
  • Supervising students on attachment  
  • Supervising research projects 

Biography

I am a Trained, Qualified and Registered Public Health Officer (PHO), Reg No: PHOTC/B926/PHO with a specialty in core public health professional pillars. In addition, am well presented, articulate, self-motivated Public Health Officer with highly relevant specific and transferable skills developed through focused academic studies and work experience. I have excellent verbal and written skills of communication; ample knowledge in the use of reference styles; and the ability to supervise public health research projects. I am resourceful and have great expertise in public health areas. I am a member of the Public Health Officers and technicians council of Kenya

(PHOTC) where am actively involved as an examiner for the council with specific reference to professional examinations in Public Health for Bachelor's degree, Diploma and Certificate level candidates.

Academic Qualifications

  • Master of Public Health (Epidemiology & Disease control), Department of Community Health, Kenyatta University (2017).
    Thesis title “Behavioural, Environmental, Socioeconomic and Demographic determinants of diarrhoea morbidity among children under 5 years in Migori County, Kenya”. Supervisors: Professor Peter Odada Sumba (senior research scientist, Kenya Medical Research Institute | KEMRI Centre for Global Health Research, Kisumu, Kenya) & Dr. Eunice Chomi (Lecturer, Community Health Department, Kenyatta University)
  • Bachelor of Science in Environmental Health, Department of Public Health, Kenyatta University (2011). Project title “Prevalence of Risky Sexual Practices amongst Secondary School Students in Migori District, Kenya”. Supervisors: Dr. Jackim M. Nyamari (Lecturer, Environmental Health Department, Kenyatta University)
  • Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (2005), Orero Secondary School, Rangwe, Kenya
  • Kenya Certificate of Primary Education (2001), Father Scheffer Boys Boarding Primary School, Asumbi, Kenya 

Publications (6 Publications)

Journals

Workshops

  • The Workshop on Introduction to Stata Implemented by Tulane University in collaboration with Kenyatta University held on September 24th to 28th, 2012 in Nairobi, Kenya. Sponsored by MEASURE Evaluation, USAID and Kenyatta University

Conferences

  • 1st Health, Environment & climate Change conference at Safari Park Hotel Nairobi, Kenya, 2nd to 3rd December 2019. Theme: A clean and Healthy Environment Towards Delivery of Universal Health Coverage (UHC). Sponsored by Ministry of Health & Kenya Medical Research Institute 

Research Interests

  • Public health engineering 
  • General public 
  • Community health 
  • Built environment and sanitation 
  • Food science and inspection 
  • Property Inspection
  • Epidemiology of infectious diseases 
  • Port health 
  • Quantitative and qualitative data analysis 
  • Food Science and Inspection 
  • Public health oriented Curriculum development and review

Teaches

  • Public Health Engineering
    (Water Sanitation and Hygiene, Liquid waste Management, Solid Waste Management, Conservancy, Drainage and plumbing, & Pollution Control)
  • Community Health
    (Epidemiology and biostatistics, Prevention and Control of diseases, Communicable diseases, Non-communicable diseases, Entomology, Pest and Pest Management, Occupational Health and Safety, Immunization, Disaster management and response, Primary Health Care, Parasitology, Community strategy, & Health promotion)
  • General Public Health
    (Port Health, Principles of Environmental Health, Public Health Law and Practice, Management and professional ethics, & Health project management) 
  • Built Environment and Sanitation
    (Building Construction and Technology, Quantity survey, Land Survey, Technical Drawing and Plan Approval, Environmental Health Impact assessment, Building science and materials, ventilation and lighting, Preventive maintenance, & Land Development and settlement)
  • Food Science and Inspection
    (Community Nutrition, Food Science and inspection, Food hygiene and Safety, Anatomy and physiology of food animals, & Meat Pathology and inspection)

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