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Taneia Surles, MPH.

Taneia Surles

Health Writer and Public Health Professional

Expertise

Health Education, Disease Prevention, Mental Health, Sexual Health

Education

University of Alabama at Birmingham

Highlights

Taneia is a health writer and public health professional. She has three years of experience as a content writer and journalist. She's a mental and sexual health advocate, striving to address disparities that affect marginalized communities through health education.

Experience

Taneia Surles was inducted into the University of Alabama at Birmingham's public honor society, Delta Upsilon Chapter. In 2022, Taneia graduated with a master's degree in public health. Taneia has also spent several years working in the public health sector as a mental health advocate, peer mentor, community outreach coordinator, and community health worker. As a sexual health advocate, she's volunteered at HIV clinics, and has given presentations on sexual health.

Education

Taneia earned her bachelor's degree in public health and minority health disparities in 2020. In 2022, she graduated with a master's degree in public health with a health behavior concentration.

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