Background
Candelaria, Judith Watt was born on January 2, 1940 in South Bend, Indiana, United States. Daughter of William Smale and June Edna (Harrison) Lenhard.
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Judith Watt Candelaria
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Bachelor of science in nursing, Indiana U., Bloomington, 1961; MSN, Indiana U., 1985.
Career
Public health nurse, Marion County Health Department, 1961-1962, 79;
nurse epidemiologist, Marion County Health Department, 1979-1983;
coordinator communicable disease control and immunization programs, Marion County Health Department, 1983-1985;
from staff nurse to supervisor, Visiting Nurse Association, 1977-1979;
assistant director medical services, People's Health Center, 1985-1987;
director community oriented care, People's Health Center, 1987-1991. Part-time lecturer department community health nursing Indiana U., 1987-1988, adjunct assistant professor, 1990-1991. Clinical specialist University Texas at El Paso College Nursing and Allied Health, 1991.
Assistant professor part-time New Mexico State University, since 1991. Chief nurse public health division New Mexico Department Health, 1991, presenter and researcher in field.
Achievements
Membership
Member of advisory board Tech Teen Clinic, 1985-1990, Teen Community Council, 1985-1990, health advising committee New Mexico School, since 1992, quality advisory board New Mexico Health Resources, since 1991, Indiana Healthy Mothers, Healthy Babies Coalition, 1984-1988, Marion County Healthy Mothers and Healthy Babies Coalition, 1984-1988, Indianapolis Alliance for Health Promotion, 1988-1989, case review committee ISBH Infant Mortality, 1989-1990, School #15 PTO Board, 1990-1991, Parents and Babies Advisory Board, 1985-1990, elder alternative advisory board NESMC, 1985-1990. Board directors Indianapolis Campaign for Healthy Babies, 1989-1990. Vice chair Homeless Network Indianapolis, 1989-1990.
Chapter director Pathways to Recovery,1990-1991. Member ANA, APHA, American Association for Practitioners in Infection Control (Indiana chapter 1980-1985), Indiana Public Health Association (legislation public policy committee, vice president, president-elect, president 1983-1991), National Association Community Health Centers, New Mexico Nurses Association, Indiana Public Health Association (Pres's. award 1982, 83), Sigma Theta Tau.
Connections
Married Michael R. Watt, November 12, 1960 (divorced September 1990). Children: Steven, Karen Watt Rodriguez, Christopher. Married John Joseph Candelaria, December 24, 1991.
