Overview
Job Description and Duties
The candidate works under the direction of the Staff Services Manager II, Chief, Chronic Disease Operations Section. The Health Program Specialist II (HPS II) serves as the Operations Lead exercising substantial initiative and works collaboratively with national, statewide, and regional stakeholders. Provides high level expertise on operational activities and initiatives related to the CCR, including responsibility for developing, planning, and evaluating the program, policies, procedures, and making enhancement recommendations. Responsible for coordinating programmatic activities with CCR contractors and identifying critical gaps in CCR initiatives and developing possible strategies and approaches that can align with policy changes, funding opportunities, and performance measures. The HPS II will support the modernization of the state cancer registry through legislative, regulatory, and policy change. Analyzing critical health policy issues related to cancer data collection, disclosure, research, and cancer control; and will advise on policy direction for the program, including a focus on how to reduce cancer-related disparities through policy strategies.
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.
