Job Description
Consults on, assesses, plans, develops, implements, evaluates, coordinates, and/or oversees programs and activities related to promotion of perinatal and infant health and safety. May lead or assist in identifying and securing related grants and/or contracts; assists with contract and/or grant monitoring and oversight. Coordinates programming and initiatives to address infant mortality and morbidity and health disparities and to promote perinatal and infant health and safety and dissemination of recommended practices in perinatal and infant nutrition and care including breastfeeding and infant sleep safety. Identifies and facilitates the resolution of complex policy problems related to physical, social-emotional, and mental health and development, safety, and health systems for the perinatal and infant health populations. Coordinates with community partners and works with state-, regional-, and national-level partnerships, programs, and activities in review, planning, development, implementation, and evaluation of program and policy options through workgroups, individually, and as part of a team. Guides and facilitates interaction among agency programs to obtain necessary input and information for policy and program development and analysis. Identifies collaborative opportunities across administrative boundaries by addressing issues, such as health care equity, chronic disease and injury, healthy lifestyles, breastfeeding, infant sleep safety and health disparities to assure positive infant health outcomes, including a life course approach. (40%)
Participates in ongoing Title V activities such as participation in development of sections of the Block Grant Application and the Five-Year Needs Assessment related to infants health. Develops responses to legislative and ad-hoc requests for information. Develops and reports on activities in support of the Title V performance measures related to perinatal and infant health. Writes, reviews, edits and/or updates educational and resource materials and communications on issues impacting perinatal and infant physical, developmental, nutritional, mental, social and emotional health and safety and collaborates with other DSHS programs as appropriate. Coordinates and oversees material development, maintenance, and stakeholder inquiries related to perinatal and infant health materials as assigned. Prepares bill reviews and analyses and serves as a resource to legislative hearings as assigned. Prepares briefing documents for DSHS leadership and programs and facilitates information sharing by focusing on the most pressing health challenges the perinatal and infant populations face. (30%)