Overview
Job Description and Duties
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This position supports the California Department of Public Health’s (CDPH) mission and strategic plan by promoting health and wellness, empowering the public health workforce, enhancing services through agile operations, and optimizing data collection and performance measures.
The State MCAH Director/MCAH Division Chief is responsible for the management, oversight, and policy direction of the Maternal, Child, and Adolescent Health (MCAH) Division in the Center for Family Health. The State MCAH Director/MCAH Division Chief serves as California’s Title V MCAH Director and provides direction to the programs and projects related to the federal Title V Block Grant program. The State MCAH Director/MCAH Division Chief fosters a collaborative relationship with local health departments to implement MCAH programs and the Department’s mission to advance the health and well-being of California’s diverse people and communities.
The State MCAH Director/MCAH Division Chief has an active role in the Department’s executive leadership team and works within the Center for Family Health to communicate and collaborate on public health program activities and the delivery of services and programs that achieve maternal, child, and adolescent health and well-being and eliminate health inequities in partnership with other Department programs and other agencies. The incumbent keeps apprised of the public health field of maternal, child, and adolescent health – including formal and informal literature; emerging best practices; community preferences; and policy, systems, and environmental change strategies. The incumbent serves as a spokesperson and a liaison to key partners, including MCAH program participants, about the goals and objectives of MCAH.
The incumbent works under the general direction of the Deputy Director of the Center for Family Health. The Center includes three divisions: MCAH, Women, Infants and Children Program (WIC), and Genetic Disease Screening Program (GDSP).
At the California Department of Public Health (CDPH), equity, diversity, and inclusion are at the core of our mission to advance the health and well-being of California’s diverse people and communities. We are genuinely and strongly committed to cultivating and preserving a culture of inclusion and connectedness where we can grow and learn together with a diverse team of employees. In recruiting for team members, we welcome the unique contributions that you can bring to us and the work we do.
You will find additional information about the job in the Duty Statement.
About California Department of Public Health
The California Department of Public Health (CDPH) works to protect the public's health in the Golden State and helps shape positive health outcomes for individuals, families and communities. The Department's programs and services, implemented in collaboration with local health departments and state, federal and private partners, touch the lives of every Californian and visitor to the state 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
Our Shared Vision
CDPH public health professionals, researchers, scientists, doctors, nurses, and other staff members have a shared vision to protect and improve the health of all Californians. We are dedicated to public service and passionate about our work and the people and communities we serve and protect.
