CURRICULUM VITAE 1. Family name: SANDA 2. First names: LUMINITA SILVIA 3. Date and place of birth: 23 November 1964, Slatina – Olt, Romania 4. Nationality: Romanian 5. Marital status: divorced (1998) 6. Children: 1 daughter - Olga Lacramioara, student – Political and Administrative Sciences 7. Home address: str. Cap. M. Petre, nr. 11, bl. M22, sc. 2, ap. 51, sect. 5, Bucharest, Romania 8. Home tel.: +4021 4205931, mobile phone: +40723302887, e-mail: [email protected] 9. Office address: Ministry of Health and Family, General Directorate of Public Health, str. Cristian Popisteanu, nr. 1-3, sector 1, Bucharest, Romania 10. Office tel.: +4021 3072669, fax: +4021 313 6660, e-mail: [email protected] 11. EDUCATION: - Master – “Management of Health & Social Services”- Bucharest University - Sociology and Social Work Faculty (2000 – 2002) - 2 Specialities: - “Public Health & Management” - Bucharest Medicine and Pharmacy University (2001) - “General Medicine” – Craiova University - General Medicine (1994 – 1997) - 2 Competences - “Management of Health & Social Services” – Health Services Management Institute - Bucharest (1998 – 1999) - “Health Promotion - Health Education” - Health Services Management Institute - Bucharest (1999) - Degree Medical Doctor – Craiova University - General Medicine (1983 – 1989) 9. POSTUNIVERSITY COURSES: - 2002, Warsaw - Tobacco control fellowships - American Cancer Society, OSI New York - 2001, Bucharest – Programs budgeting – US Treasury and Romanian Ministry of Finance - 2001, Bucharest – Projects Management - US Treasury and Romanian Ministry of Finance - 1999, Athens - Health Administration and Economics - National School of Public Health (TOT) - 1998, Bucharest – Computer’s use in Public Health - University for Medicine and Pharmacy - 1998, Bucharest – Stress and human pathology – University for Medicine and Pharmacy - 1998, Warsaw - Primary Prevention in the Community - PHARE TA to Drug Demand Reduction Workshop – Neuropsychiatry Institute - 1997, Bucharest - Projects and Changing Management - University for Medicine and Pharmacy - 1997, Bucharest - Health Promotion and Health Education"- University for Medicine and Pharmacy - 1997, Bucharest - Early diagnosis and rapid interventions in the field of illicit drugs in Romania - Health Services Management Institute with the Pompidou Group 7. LANGUAGE SKILLS: (3 = excellent, 2 = good, 1 = satisfactory) Language Reading Speaking Writing English 3 3 3 German 2 1 2 French 2 1 1 4. SKILLS: - Strong computer literacy (Microsoft Office, Internet Explorer) - Ability to work harmoniously as a member of a team, adapt to diverse educational and cultural backgrounds and maintain a high standard of personal conduct - Good results in stress conditions - Proven analytic, oral and written communication skills and ability to write reports and technical documents - Ability to develop good working relations with people with a wide range of backgrounds and perspective - Ability to work within deadlines; open minded person - Integrity, tact and discretion in solving the issue of diverse contacts 12. OTHER KEY POINTS IN THE ACTIVITY: • Expert member of the Romanian delegation to the sessions of the International Negotiations of the Framework Convention for Tobacco Control (FCTC) – Geneva INB3, INB4, INB5, INB6 • Coordinator of the National Programme of Health Promotion in the public health programmes within the health sector reform • Involved in national and international projects • Contributor to the initiation and elaboration of public health legislation in the health reform • WHO National Counterpart for European Strategy for Tobacco Control – Tobacco Free initiative • WHO Focal Point - Workplace Health Promotion • WHO Focal Point – Health promotion (WHO ECHPD) • Lector – Competence in Health Promotion and Health Education (1999, 2000) • Lector – Public Health – National Post lyceum School for Nurses and Social Workers “Carol Davila” 12. PROFESSIONAL RECORD: - From 1998 to present - Counsellor - Ministry of Health and Family - General Directorate of Public Health – Health Promotion Unit - From 1999 to present – Lector – National Post lyceum School for Nurses and Social Workers “Carol Davila”, Bucharest (associate) - 1994 – 1998 – Head of the Health Promotion and Health Education Programs Department - Olt County Directorate of Public Health - 1996 – 1998 – Redactor Collaborator – “Gazeta Oltului” daily newspaper Olt County and others - 1994 – 1997 – Resident physician - General Medicine, Craiova County Clinic Hospital - 1991 – 1994 – General Practitioner, Slatina Olt County Hospital - 1989 – 1991 – Stagier physician, Slatina Olt County Hospital 11. MAIN PUBLICATIONS/PRESENTATIONS: • Sanda, Luminiţa; Radovan, Velemir, 1996 "Study about Smoking in Slatina. The influence of the entourage micro-group on teenagers", First National Health Promotion Conference, Mamaia, 1996 (presentation) • Sanda, Luminiţa, 1998 "Study about Youngsters' Drug Use in Slatina, Olt District", The second Health Promotion National Conference, Sinaia, 1998 (presentation) • Sanda, Luminita; Ciolompea, Teodora; Alexandru Ilies, 1999 - "Effectiveness on Health Promotion Mass- media Awareness Campaigns" - 4th European IUHPE Conference from Helsinki and Tallinn 16-19 May 1999 (abstract; poster) • Sanda, Luminita, 1999 – “Health promotion and the health services reform in Romania” – Competence in Health and Social Management Services, Institute of Health Services Management, Bucharest (dissertation) • Sanda, Luminita, 1999, co-author – “Qualitative evaluation of the alcohol use phenomenon through youngsters who belong to the Moslem Turkish population of Constanta” district (research study) • Sanda, Luminita, 2000 - "Identifying the Sources for Health Services Financing in Romania within the Framework of the Present Health Strategy" - Paper - Research Meeting of the Federation for International Co-operation of Health Services and Systems Research Centres (FICOSSER), Vouliagmeni, Greece (presentation) • Sanda, Luminita, 2000 - "Ministry of Health Policy for inter-ministerial co-operation within health promotion" – Conference regarding the health problems with common interest for Romania and European Union, Bucharest, Oct. 2000 – MOH, DG Enlargement TAIEX şi DG SANCO/LUX (presentation) • Sanda, Luminita, 2000 - "Health promotion in the health sector reform in Romania” - The 3rd National Health Promotion Conference, Sinaia nov. 2000, (presentation) • Sanda, Luminita, 2002 – “Human resources management for health promotion in health sector reform in Romania” –- Master Health and Social Services Management - Bucharest University - Sociology and Social Work Faculty (dissertation) • Sanda, Luminita; Haratau, Theodor, 2001 – “Workplace Health Promotion in Small and Medium Enterprises. Identification and dissemination of Models of Good Practice in Europe. Romanian. Final Report” – Bucharest, PROTIP • Sanda, Luminita as a Resource Person for Chapter 1 and 2 of “Smoke free workplaces: improving the health and well-being of people at work” - European Status Report 2001 – ENSP, 2001 • Sanda, Luminita as a Resource Person for “Getting Doctors to Quit and Lead” – Practical Strategies for Engaging Doctors in the Full Range of Tobacco Control Activities – American Cancer Society, 2002 • Sanda, Luminita, 2002 – “Tobacco Control in the candidate countries. Difficulties and opportunities within the pre-accession process” – The 3rd European Conference on Tobacco or Health. Closing the gaps. Solidarity for Health, Warsaw, 20 – 22 June, 2002 – presentation and poster in the ECC Plenary Session • Sanda, Luminita, 2003 – “Why tobacco control policy in Romania; what is FCTC” - ACS/UICC Romanian Advocacy Fellows Program, Bucharest, 21 – 22 April 2003 • Sanda, Luminita, 2003 – “Resources for Tobacco Control Advocacy: FCTC-after May how can FCTC be utilized in country planning” - Effective Advocacy and Movement Building for Tobacco Control, Conference, Bucharest, 23-25 April, 2003 12. PROJECTS: - 1995 - 1996 - Project Co-ordinator - "Health Education Program for smoking prevention to students in Olt county"; CPHD Olt - 1997 - Project Co-ordinator - "Trainer of trainers for drug prevention for youngsters in Slatina, Olt County" - co-operation with High School for Nurses and Social Workers from Slatina; - 1995 - 1998 County Project Co-ordinator "National trainer of trainers program for HIV spreading prevention" - co-operation with Education Authority and UNICEF; - 1997 - Project Co-ordinator - "Health Education Program for the army personnel in Caracal town, Olt County for HIV/STD prevention" - co-operation with UNICEF and Caracal Army Centre - 1997 - Project Co-ordinator - "Healthy Life Style" - Mass-media Health Education Program - 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001 - responsible for the National Program of Health Promotion and Education of the Ministry of Health - 2000; 2001 - Project co-ordinator - "Immunisation project for children in two remote areas in Prahova County" (2000) si " Immunisation project for children in two remote areas in Calarasi County" (2001) - Mil - to - Mil program with US Forces European Command - 2000 - Project co-ordinator - "3rd National Conference of Health Promotion, Sinaia, MOH - 1999 - 2001 - project leader - "Workplace Health Promotion in Small and Medium Enterprises. Identification and dissemination of MOGP in Europe" - European Commission Program, in co-operation with 15 Member States, plus Czech Republic and Hungary. - 2001 - 2003 - Project co-ordinating team (World Bank Loan) - "Tobacco Control in Romania