Jill Jim is an American (Navajo) health administrator and epidemiologist serving as executive director of the Navajo Department of Health. She is a member of U.S. President Joe Biden's COVID-19 Advisory Board.

Education

Jim completed a bachelor's degree in health promotion and community health education at Northern Arizona University. She earned a master's degree in health care administration and public health from University of Utah where she later completed a PhD in public health in 2017.[1] Her dissertation was titled Healthcare Cost and Utilization Differences among American Indian and Alaska Native Compared with Non-Hispanic White Patients with Lung Cancer. Jim's doctoral advisor was Mia Hashibe.[2]

Career

Jim was a health care analyst for HealthInsight in Albuquerque, New Mexico. She worked as a consultant for the Navajo Area Indian Health Service and later as an epidemiologist for the Utah Department of Health. In January 2019, she became a member of Jonathan Nez's cabinet as executive director of the Navajo Department of Health.[1] On November 28, 2020, Jim was announced as a member of U.S. President-elect Joe Biden's COVID-19 Advisory Board.[3]

Personal life

Jim is originally from Navajo Mountain, Utah.[4] Jim is fluent in the Navajo language and a member of the Navajo Nation.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Key appointments for Nez-Lizer administration announced; await confirmation by council". Navajo-Hopi Observer News. January 22, 2019. Retrieved 2020-11-29.
  2. ^ Jim, Jill (2017). "Healthcare Cost and Utilization Differences among American Indian and Alaska Native Compared with Non-Hispanic White Patients with Lung Cancer".
  3. ^ Landers, Jamie (November 28, 2020). "Navajo Nation's Jill Jim named to President-elect Joe Biden's COVID-19 Advisory Board". The Arizona Republic. Retrieved 2020-11-29.
  4. ^ Seikaly, Simone; Nov. 29, KSL NewsRadio | Posted-; A.m, 2020 at 11:50. "Navajo health executive to serve on Biden COVID-19 advisory board". www.ksl.com. Retrieved 2022-10-28.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
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