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Chanda Nicole Holsey, DrPH, MPH, AE-C, is the founder and visionary of Healthy Aims for Little Ones and Families (HALO for Families), a public health organization where the ultimate goal is to provide parents and caregivers with relevant and effective high quality tools to increase the confidence necessary to nurture, teach, and model healthy physical, mental, and social behaviors in children. 

A veteran public health professional, Dr. Holsey brings over 18 years experience in public health program management. She has planned, implemented, and evaluated health promotion programs nationally for the American Public Health Association, Association of Asthma Educators, and American Lung Association. She currently serves in a consultant capacity as the section administrator where she writes grants, prepares annual budgets, and evaluates the program planning and operational activities for the Internal Medicine and Allergy, Asthma, and Immunology Sections of the National Medical Association. 

She has trained widely on the topic of pediatric asthma education and management and has several publications and professional presentations in the areas of asthma management, pediatric asthma, maternal and child health, chronic disease prevention, health disparities research, and health education. She holds professorships at Nova Southeastern University, Walden University, and Ashford University where she teaches an array of public health, heath care, and health services courses.  Dr. Holsey earned a Master of Public Health in Behavioral Science and Health Education from the Rollins School of Public Health at Emory University and a Doctor of Public Health in Maternal and Child Health from the University of Alabama at Birmingham.  Additionally, Dr. Holsey is a certified asthma educator (AE-C).

On Friday, May 4, 2012, Dr. Chanda Nicole Holsey, Founder, HALO for Families, served as faculty for the National Medical Association's (NMA) 2012 Region III Annual Meeting and Scientific Assembly, where the theme was "Battling Disparities in the Gulf Coast:  Learning from Legends, Closing the Gaps, Separated Yet Together." 

Dr. Holsey's talk was entitled "Disparities in AsthmaCare, Management, and Education among Children with Asthma."  In her talk, she addressed asthma care disparity issues and research in the U.S., and provided an update on the NMA's national Asthma and Allergy Rescue Project.

Dr. Chanda Nicole Holsey, Founder, HALO for Families, and Adjunct Professor, Graduate School of Public Health (GSPH), San Diego State University (SDSU), contracted with the California-Nevada Public Health Training Center to provide a training entitled “Evaluating Public Health Programs” on Thursday, August 25^th, 2011 at the San Diego – Health and Human Services Agency, Rosecrans Health Services Complex.

She co-presented with Dr. Hala Madanat, Associate Professor, GSPH, SDSU. Drs. Holsey and Madanat covered a variety of evaluation topics, such as evaluation basics, goal setting, evaluation strategies, logic models, evaluation implementation, and analyzing and reporting outcomes.

Dr. Chanda Nicole Holsey, Founder, HALO for Families, contracted with the California-Nevada Public Health Training Center to provide a training entitled “Health Disparities, Health Equity, and Social Determinants of Health” on Thursday, August 4^th, 2011 at the San Diego – Health and Human Services Agency, Rosecrans Health Services Complex.

Dr. Holsey covered topics on health disparities, health equity, and how they impact health; strategies for eliminating health disparities, and roles of the public health workforce in addressing disparities.

The staff was clearly very engaged — which is my number one measure of success. I believe that our purpose to transfer the concepts of camp spirit and the impact of camp was accomplished. I thought you did a great job balancing fun with learning in a way that was accessible and relevant to our summer camp team. . .

Claire Miller, Assistant Director
Children and Youth Services, City of Decatur

. . .Thanks so much for trekking across the country to share some of your wisdom and energy and camp spirit with us. The involvement of your staff/former campers was truly a stroke of genius. I think that really helped bring home the idea that camp can impact children for a lifetime. Seeing those folks and hearing them rave about their experiences and their love for the kids and for camp was EXACTLY what we needed!!! That really got me thinking about my own experiences in camp too.

Children’s book tackles separation anxiety in dads facing military deployment

SAN DIEGO – Adult fiction has attacked with Don Quixote-esque determination the big windmill of men and their feelings, producing such cultural literary landmarks as Men Are From Mars, Women Are From Venus and He’s Just Not That Into You. But what makes Savvie Sunshine, Will You Remember Daddy When I am Out to Sea?: A Salute to All Navy Dads (published by AuthorHouse), a children’s book, so much more illuminating is that it doesn’t bog itself down with what is, but focuses on the what can be.

“This book is important because in our society, men are often socialized to hide their feelings or withdraw,” says the author, Dr. Chanda Nicole Holsey, founder of HALO for Families and wife of an enlisted Navy sailor. “However, that is very difficult to do when a man has to leave his young child whom he adores and is really just getting to know.”

In Savvie Sunshine, Will You Remember Daddy When I am Out to Sea?,readers met a wise little girl who helps relieve her father’s nervousness from having to depart from his family by detailing all the ways she and mommy will keep in touch. With vivid illustrations by Kelly Borrow, the book is entertaining, yet instructional.

While several books address how children can cope with a father’s extended absence during deployment, this is the only book I know of that helps both departing fathers and their young children maintain their close relationship with one another despite the separation.Sunshine, Will You Remember Daddy When I am Out to Sea? can help all family members face the separation with courage, hope and love.

-Dr. Marianne Celano, Adult and Child Psychologist

Depicting an African American family, Savvie Sunshine, Will You Remember Daddy When I am Out to Sea? is also significant as it portrays the often underrepresented ethnic minority that represents a large portion of military personnel.

In Savvie Sunshine, Will You Remember Daddy When I am Out to Sea?, Holsey has written a classic story of emotional wellness.

Dr. Chanda Nicole Holsey is the founder and visionary of HALO for Families. She brings over 15 years experience in public health program management. She has planned, implemented, and evaluated health promotion programs for the American Lung Association, Morehouse School of Medicine, Georgia Department of Community Health, and Hughes Spalding Children's Hospital in Atlanta, Georgia. She earned a Master of Public Health in Behavioral Science and Health Education from the Rollins School of Public Health at Emory University and a Doctor of Public Health in Maternal and Child Health from the University of Alabama at Birmingham. Additionally, she is a Certified Asthma Educator (AE-C).

Holsey is married to Petty Officer Eric Demond Holsey of the U.S. Navy, and is the mother of a beautiful daughter, Savannah Nicole. She has a passionate fervor for serving young children, the indigent and the underserved. Her personal motto is to "walk with wisdom". This is her first book. To order a copy, and for more information, visit www.HALOforFamilies.org.

July 2009 – Dr. Holsey was the Inaugural Recipient of the 2009 Association of Asthma Educators (AAE) Outstanding Humanitarian and Community Service Award in honor of the work she has performed in addressing community needs in the area of pediatric asthma. The award was presented in New Orleans, Louisiana.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 9 U.S. Newswire — Atlanta resident and former Los Angeles Head Start student Dr. Chanda Mobley, DrPH, MPH, was recognized by Head Start on November 30, 2005 as part of this landmark program's 40th anniversary celebration in the nation's capital. Today, Dr. Mobley serves as Director of Pediatric Asthma Programs for the American Lung Association's Southeast Region and a Head Start Program Reviewer in the area of health services. She also evaluates public health programs for the state of Georgia.

Dr. Mobley earned her Masters of Public Health degree in the area of Behavioral Sciences and Health Education from the Rollins School of Public Health at Emory University and achieved her Doctor of Public Health degree in the area of Maternal and Child Health at the University of Alabama at Birmingham.

"I can say firsthand that Head Start is a phenomenal program.I am in public health and Head Start epitomizes what we need to do to help our children. I wish every child, no matter their background, could reap the benefits of Head Start.It makes a profound difference in the lives of our children, and their parents," said Dr. Mobley.

Entitled "Honoring the Past, Strengthening the Future," the celebration recognized Head Start's 40 years of achievement and dedication to children and families and the program's ongoing commitment to enhancing services to ensure maximum benefits for young children.

Dr. Mobley was honored alongside ten fellow Head Start parents and enrollees, who were chosen from more than 150 "success stories" submitted by Head Start centers nationwide. Each honoree represented one of the decades of Head Start's 40-year history. Dr. Mobley was selected to represent Head Start students from the 1970s, Head Start's second decade.

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For a photo of Dr. Mobley, please contact: Townley Knudson (http://www.townleyk@esi-dc.com) (240) 744-7072