1. Josy Delaney, MPH, MS, CHES
144 Low Road
Malone, New York 12953
518-353-8185
josysd222@gmail.com
How we age is mostly a matter of how we live. (Author unknown)
SUMMARY
Twenty-two years of experience in health education: twelve years directing Community Wellness
Program in Medical Center; ten years as a clinical exercise physiologist in Cardiac Rehabilitation.
ACCOMPLISHMENTS
Program Development and Management
 Oversee the strategic planning and daily operations of the Community Wellness Program
 Coordinate and evaluate the Medical Center’s New York State Prevention Agenda initiatives
 Developed and directed new Cardiac Rehabilitation Program for Rome Memorial Hospital,
wrote policies and procedures, and created patient chart forms
 Trained and supervised Cardiac Rehab nurses and exercise physiologists
 Achieved Cardiac Rehabilitation Program Certification status and national recognition from the
American Association of Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Rehabilitation
Community and Patient Health Education/Wellness
 Coordinate and deliver evidence-based programs addressing falls prevention, chronic disease
self-management and diabetes prevention
 Initiated the Ask Me 3 Health Literacy campaign at Alice Hyde Medical Center
 Extensive public speaking for civic organizations, school and community events on falls
prevention, promoting physical activity, weight loss for wellness, reducing cardiac risk factors,
stress management, preventing diabetes, women and heart disease
 Co-hosted monthly radio show and wrote/recorded Public Service Announcements
Community and Worksite Leadership
 Chair, Patient/Family Communication Committee, Alice Hyde Medical Center, 2009 – 2012
 Co-chair, first regional North Country Health Literacy conference, October 2012
 Have served as Alice Hyde Medical Center’s liaison to numerous coalitions: Adirondack Rural
Health Network, Eastern Adirondack Health Care Network, Cancer Services Program,
Adirondack Tobacco-Free Network, Breastfeeding Council of Malone, Malone Complete
Streets Partnership, Disease Management Committee/North Country Healthcare Providers
 Secured $100,000 in mini-grants to develop educational programs across the lifespan,
addressing active lifestyles, falls prevention, healthy eating, and diabetes prevention
 Organize events and screenings for community and worksites to celebrate national health
observances
 Spearheaded community events in partnership with local agencies to celebrate National Family
Health & Fitness Day (2009) and YMCA Healthy Kids Day (2010)

2. EMPLOYMENT
Champlain College, Burlington, Vermont 2016
Adjunct Faculty, Online Program – Biology of Nutrition and Fitness
UVMHN/Alice Hyde Medical Center, Malone, New York 2005 – present
Community Wellness Specialist/health educator
Rome Memorial Hospital, Rome, New York 1999 – 2004
Program Director, Cardiac Rehabilitation Program
Horton Medical Center, Middletown, New York 1993 – 1999
Exercise Physiologist, Cardiac Rehabilitation Program
EDUCATION
Masterof Public Health (MPH) May, 2015
State University at Albany, School of Public Health
Masterof Science (MS), Cardiac Rehabilitation and Exercise Science 1993
East Stroudsburg University, East Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania
Bachelor of Science, Exercise Physiology 1992
Summa cum laude, East Stroudsburg University, East Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS AND SERVICE
Certified Instructor – Tai Chi for Health/Arthritis/Balance – Tai Chi for Health Institute 2015-present
Certified Health Education Specialist (CHES) 2010 – present
New York State Department of Health Older Adult Fall Prevention Work Group 2014 – present
Malone Complete Streets Partnership Advisory Board 2009 – present
New York State Public Health Association 2010 – present
Policy and Advocacy Committee, Membership Committee
Cornell Cooperative Extension Franklin County
Family & Nutrition Services Program Advisory Committee 2011 – present
Board of Directors 2014 – present
Greater Malone YMCA, Board of Directors 2008 – 2013
North Country Children’s Clinic, Board of Directors 2006 – 2009
Society of Public Health Educators (SOPHE), member 2007 – present
AWARDS
Rural Health Community Wellness Champion of the Year 2015, Adirondack Rural Health Network,
a seven-county North Country (New York) coalition
Fellow, America Walks Walking College, 2015, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Excellence in Public Health Volunteerism at State Level Award 2013 – New York State Public Health
Association
William C. Clermont Scholarship, Alice Hyde Medical Center Auxiliary, 2012
Fellow, Physical Activity and Public Health Course - the University of South Carolina Prevention
Research Center and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 1998
Graduate assistantship, Human Performance Laboratory, East Stroudsburg University, 1992