This position supports the California Department of Public Health’s (CDPH) mission and strategic plan by advancing the health and well-being of California’s diverse people and communities. As an employee of the Local Policy and Health Programs Branch, the incumbent serves as part of a team that implements local and statewide nutrition education, training and breastfeeding policies which protect and serve the Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) Program participants and local agencies.
The incumbent works under the general direction of the Chief, Health and Nutrition Education Section, Health Program Manager II (HPM II). The Public Health Nutrition Consultant III (PHNC III) (Specialist) serves as a highly skilled nutrition and program services professional responsible for assessing the effectiveness and quality of nutrition and program services provided by WIC local agencies to pregnant, breastfeeding, and postpartum women, infants, and children; and for evaluating the implementation of federal and state policies by WIC local agencies. The incumbent leads the development, coordination, implementation and evaluation of nutrition and program services to meet the needs of participants, as well as complex, comprehensive state-wide nutrition, breastfeeding training campaigns, projects, and initiatives. Travels statewide up to 25% of the time.
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