Under direction of the Health Program Manager I, Newborn Screening (NBS) Follow-up and Contract Unit Chief, the Health Program Specialist I (HPS I) supports the California Department of Public Health’s (CDPH) mission by functioning as a highly skilled technical program consultant, administrative lead, and liaison for two contracted direct service programs, the NBS Hemoglobin Trait Follow-up Program, and the Sickle Cell Counselor Training and Certification Program (SCCTCP). The NBS Hemoglobin Trait Follow Up Program provides culturally sensitive education and voluntary hemoglobin parent testing for parents of newborns found to have a hemoglobin trait. When requested, contractor provides trait education to college athletes that request information about trait status. The HPS I provides ov