Overview
Job Description and Duties
The Health Program Specialist I (HPS I) coordinates and oversees multiple complex contracts under the California Reducing Disparities Project (CRDP), a multiphase, community driven mental health prevention and early intervention initiative. The incumbent is responsible for special projects and tasks associated with conducting outreach, engaging diverse stakeholders representing the needs of vulnerable communities, and responsible for embedding cultural and linguistic criteria in all CDPH policy, program, and services, including technical assistance documents, contract management, and policy/program reviews.
About The 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.
