Overview
Job Description and Duties
The Health Program Specialist I (HPS I) works under the direction of the Staff Services Manager (SSM) I in the SDU. The HPS I serves as a highly skilled technical program consultant with independent responsibility for carrying out a variety of critical and high-level assignments in a fast-paced, politically sensitive program responsible for providing assistance to individuals who would benefit from medication and medical services for the prevention of HIV through the Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis Assistance Program (PrEP-AP). The HPS I also helps to coordinate competitive solicitations, manage projects, and implement initiatives that are managed by the SDU. The HPS I serves as a statewide policy expert on the PrEP-AP and promotes the importance of PrEP and the benefits the PrEP-AP can provide to eligible individuals; establishes positive working relationships with CDPH staff, internal and external stakeholders, and community partners; and develops strategic partnerships within the community to promote PrEP-AP. The HPS I understands and uses programmatic and surveillance data to understand the status of HIV and sexually transmitted infection (STI) epidemics, identify strategies and actions for reducing the number of new cases of HIV and STIs and eliminating health inequities that result in disproportionate disease burdens among marginalized demographic groups, and aligns and mobilizes resources and stakeholders to achieve goals.
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.
