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Buffalo State College

The Center for Health and Social Research

Jonathan Lindner, MS, CHES, CWPM
Health Educator & Research Analyst
lindnejf@buffalostate.edu
phone: (716) 878-6137
fax: (716) 878-5905

Background and Job Description

Mr. Lindner is a Health Educator and Research Analyst at the Center for Health and Social Research, where he focuses on projects to improve community health through prevention programs directed at changing individual behaviors and community-level factors. He received both his Masters and Bachelors Degrees in the field of Health Promotion and Wellness from the State University College at Buffalo.

Mr. Lindner has experience with projects at Western New York area schools, corporations, and communities where his responsibilities include assessing, planning, and evaluating prevention and health promotion programs. He holds three national certifications (Certified Health Education Specialist (CHES), Certified Wellness Program Coordinator (CWPC), and Certified Wellness Program Manager (CWPM). He also teaches in the Health Studies Department at Niagara County Community College. Mr. Lindner has the knowledge, skills, and specific experience with servicing at-risk youth, as well as a track record of implementing programs in Buffalo’s West Side community. He also teaches in both the Health and Wellness Department at Buffalo State College and the Health Studies Department at Niagara County Community College.

Most recently, in August 2012, Mr. Lindner became a contracted National Trainer for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Training Tools for Health Schools program.

Memberships and Additional Affiliations:

• National Commission for Health Education Credentialing, Inc.
  Certified Health Education Specialist
• American Evaluation Association
  Health Evaluation
• American College Health Association
  Health Promotion Affiliation
• Directors of Health Promotion and Education
  Professional Member
• West Side Youth Development Coalition
  Coalition Coordinator

Honors and Awards:

• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Division of Adolescent and School Health
  Contracted National Trainer – Training Tools for Healthy Schools (2012)
  School Health Index Specialty
• National Commission for Health Education Credentialing, Inc.
  Certified Health Education Specialist (CHES) (2008-Present)
• National Wellness Institute & WebMd
  Certified Wellness Program Coordinator (CWPC) (2007- Present)
  Certified Wellness Program Manager (CWPM) (2007- Present)
  
• Crime Prevention Coalition of New York
  Certified Crime Prevention Specialist (2012)
• Health and Physical Education Division, Niagara Community College (NCCC)
  Outstanding Adjunct Faculty Member (2011)
• Congresswoman Kathy Hochul - House of Representatives
  Letter of Congressional Recognition (2011)
• Wellness-Without Walls & National Coaching Federation
  Essentials of Wellness Coaching (2007)

Related Projects

• Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP)
  Drug Free Communities (DFC) Support Program (Project Coordinator)
• United States Department of Justice (USDOJ)
  Project Safe Neighborhoods (PSN) Grant (Project Coordinator)
• West Side Youth Development Coalition (WSYVPC) (Coalition Coordinator)
• Healthy Foods, Healthy Lives Minigrant: A collaboration with the
  West Side Community Services
  Buffalo State College, Office of College and Community Partnerships (Project Director)
• P2 Collaborative of Western New York: Western New York Community Health Planning Institute (WNYCHPI)
  Data Analysis and Technical Support for Health Planning (Implementation Consultant)
• United States Department of Education: Carol M. White Pep Grant
  Holland Central School District (Implementation Consultant)
• Buffalo State College Center for Health and Social Research
  Erie County Comprehensive Prevention Plan (Project Staff)