Public Health Strategist

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Job Type: County

The Public Health Strategist advances population health outcomes through data-informed decision making, planning, stakeholder collaboration, and implementation of health initiatives. This role supports community health assessment and improvement efforts, cross-sector partnerships, and strategic planning within the public health division and Health and Human Services. The position requires independent critical thinking and continuous application of evidence-based practices in a dynamic, community-facing environment.

The Public Health Strategist requires excellent analytical, organizational, interpersonal and communication skills as they facilitate various coalitions, community presentation as well as public health information marketing.

• Assist Public Health Leadership the development and implementation of Community Health Assessments (CHA) and Community Health Improvement Plan (CHIP).
• Assist in identifying baseline, benchmarks and outcome measures of health initiatives related to Community Health Improvement Plan
• Collects and analyzes population health data to assess community-based opportunities and challenges to inform public health strategies.
• Communicates and translate findings of health data to a variety of audiences addressing the analysis of health disparities.
• Provide public health information in the community through presentations, news releases, web sites, social media, media interviews and other methods.
• Leads efforts to educate community partners on evidence-based practices and public health policies.
• Facilitates community coalitions with partner organizations to coordinate multi-agency health interventions to address public health disparities of the community.
• Participate in planning and implementing community-based initiatives, interventions and evidence-informed strategies to promote well-being and reduce disparities through collaboration with agency and community partners
• Evaluates effectiveness of public health initiatives to makes data-driven recommendations for program/initiative improvement.
• Develops and implements targeted marketing campaigns to educate diverse populations on health promotion and disease prevention.
• Identify funding opportunities and grant applications based on Door County policies
• Ability to analyze data and program effectiveness to identify quality improvement opportunities within public health and community programs.
• Assist in development of core public health documents including communication plan, strategic plan, quality improvement plan and performance management plan and Public Health Emergency Preparedness (PHEP) plan
• Participates in public health emergency response operations, including disease outbreaks, natural or manmade disasters, and emergency response exercises.
• Mentors new staff and students; fosters internal professional development and continuous quality improvement.
• Integrates principles of health equity and cultural competence across all programmatic functions.

• Data Analysis & Interpretation:
  Synthesizes complex health data to support strategic planning and resource allocation.
• Strategic Communication:
  Delivers clear, persuasive messages to diverse stakeholders through written, oral, and visual formats.
• Program Planning & Evaluation:
  Develops, implements, and assesses health programs using evidence-based frameworks.
• Community Engagement:
  Builds sustainable relationships with partners and community members to support shared health goals.
• Collaboration & Facilitation:
  Leads and contributes to multidisciplinary coalitions to address systemic health challenges.
• Equity-Centered Practice:
  Applies principles of health equity, inclusion, and social justice in all aspects of work.
• Technical Proficiency:
  Operates standard office software and web-based tools for data management and public outreach.

• Bachelor’s degree from community health education, Public Health, Epidemiology, Environmental Health or other closely related field from an accredited institution is required.
• Valid driver’s license.
• Must obtain IC-100, IC-200, and IC-700 certification within six months of hire.

• Certified Health Education Specialist (CHES) credential, Certified in Public Health and/or knowledge of the principles and practices of community health programs and of public health.
• One (1) or more years of relevant work…