Kimberly R. Conner
Community Health Advocate
Program Coordinator
444 W. Third St, Bld 13, Rm 204
Dayton, OH 45402
Telephone: (937) 512-4039
Email: kimberly.conner@sinclair.edu

Ms. Conner coordinates the community health advocate program housed at the Center's office at Sinclair Community College. She supervises a staff of six to ten community health advocates, clerical staff, and student workers who are responsible for identifying health uninsured and linking them to existing health care resources. Ms. Conner provides staff training and scheduling and monitors the quality of services to clients. In addition, she supervises the implementation of an electronic information management system (HIEx™) that features client demographics and on-line completion of an electronic application form for Medicaid.

Ms. Conner also collaborates with community groups to provide appropriate support for the Center for Healthy Communities by participating in numerous community coalitions and advisory councils. She chairs the Medicaid Outreach Consortium and co-directs the outreach efforts of the HealthLink Miami Valley Network.

As part of the teaching team, Ms. Conner instructs the Community Health Advocacy course, a 10-week training program taught twice yearly at Sinclair Community College. In addition, Ms. Conner coordinates a semi-annual Medicaid Training session for the community and, as a guest speaker, provides information about community health and human/social services resources at numerous community workshops and seminars.

Kim Conner (on right) at the
Center for Healthy Communities 15th Annual Meeting, June 20, 2007

Selected Presentations:

The Young Women Within Taking Time To Care: "Self Esteem"
Women's Health Conference
Public Health Dayton & Montgomery, Dayton Ohio, September 21, 2007

Community Based Participatory Research & Ohio Community Workers Association
Fall OCHWA General Meeting
Dayton Ohio, September 10, 2007

August 2007
Prisoner Re-Entry Program
PowerNet of Dayton

2007 Medicaid Outreach Training Brief
South Community Behavior Center &
Office Manager Forum
Dayton Children' Medical Center

Student Leadership Development Advisory Council
Sinclair Community College

Medicaid Outreach Training
Montgomery County Department of Job and Family Services, Dayton Ohio, May 25, 2007

How to Locate Community Resources for Health and Wellness, Sinclair Community College Counseling Services Workshop Series, Dayton, Ohio, May 8, 2007

(EEO) Equal Employment Opportunity Program
Dakota Center, Dayton Ohio, May 3, 2007

Awards:

Appalachian Unsung Hero Award (2001), Sinclair Community College, Dayton, Ohio
Nominated for outreach efforts within the Appalachian community in the area of health care services as a community health advocate.

Adult Achievers (2000) , West Dayton YMCA, Dayton, Ohio
Nominated for mentoring at-risk youth participating in a program sponsored through Maranatha Christian Fellowship.