Position Overview
The Illinois Department of Public Health is seeking a highly motivated individual to plan, direct,coordinate and evaluate the administration of statewide fluoridation programs and initiatives in theDivision of Oral Health that improve access to prevention and decrease burden of oral diseases.Assists in development and implementation of policies and procedures pertaining to oral healthprograms. Develops and maintains ongoing communication with federal, state and local agenciesregarding oral health programs in the public and private sectors. Supervises support staff for thefluoridation program.
Job Responsibilities
1. Organizes, plans, executes, controls and evaluates operation of statewide fluoridation and oraldisease burden mitigation programs and grants.
2. Assists in establishing and implementing state and federal Health People Health Objectives andDivision of Oral Health goals for programs and in the monitoring and implementation of such.
3. Serves as working supervisor.
4. Participates in planning programs and initiatives to promote oral health, projects that decreaseburden of diseases statewide and assists in creating and reaching to Division goals and objectivesand communicating those goals and objective to assigned regional staff.
5. Assists in implementation of programs, to improve levels of public health, including DentalSealant Program, Injury Prevention and Control Program, Maternal and Child Health integration,Early Childhood tooth Decay Prevention, Oral Health Needs Assessment Project and other relevantprojects.
6. Maintains ongoing communication and acts as a point of reference and liaison with a variety ofstate, federal and local organization, including oral health professional organizations and fundingentities to present and promote oral health program philosophy and requirements and providestechnical assistance and agency staff development.
7. Serves on various Departmental and Office committees as a voice that articulates the vision oforal health as integral part of community health.
8. Performs other duties as required or assigned which are reasonably within the scope of theduties enumerated above.

Minimum Qualifications
1.
Requires knowledge, skill and mental development equivalent to completion four years ofcollege.
2.
Requires three years administrative experience with a community or statewide oral healthprogram, and implementing policies related to oral health issues.
Preferred Qualifications
1. One year experience serving as a supervisor.
2. A Masters degree in Public Health, Public Administration, Community Health Administration orrelated field or a Bachelor’s Degree in Public Health, Public Administration, Community Health,Dental Hygiene, Health Education.
3. Possession of a Illinois License as a registered dental hygienist or certification as a CommunityHealth Dental Worker.
4. Three years experience with fluoridation and oral disease programs.
5. Three years experience with programs for oral health.
6. Three years experience in the administration of a community water fluoridation program.
7. One year experience assisting in a budgetary process for a health program.
Work Hours:
Monday - Friday 8:30AM - 5:00PM
Work Location:
535 W Jefferson St Springfield, IL 62702-5076
Job Function:
Administration/Management
Agency Contact Email:
DPH.HRApplications@illinois.gov
Phone #:
217-785-2031

About Illinois Department of Public Health

Department Overview In Illinois, if you have eaten at a restaurant, required hospital or nursing home care, vacationed at a campground or swam at a public beach or pool, drank a glass of milk, got married or divorced ,had a baby, the Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) has touched your life in some important way. Assuring the quality of our food, setting the standards for hospital and nursing home care, checking the safety of recreation areas, overseeing the inspection of milk producing farms and processing plants, maintaining the state's vital records and screening newborns for genetic diseases are just some of the duties of IDPH. In fact, IDPH has 200 different programs that benefit each state resident and visitor, although its daily activities of maintaining the public's health are rarely noticed unless a breakdown in the system occurs. With the assistance of local public health agencies, these essential programs and services make up Illinois' public health system, a system that forms a frontline defense against disease through preventive measures and education. Public health has provided the foundation for remarkable gains in saving lives and reducing suffering. ...Today, life expectancy is 80 years for women and 74 years for men compared with fewer than 50 years at the at the beginning of the 20th century. In the past, IDPH directed state efforts to control smallpox, cholera and typhoid, virtually eliminated polio, reduced dental decay through fluoridation of community water supplies, and corrected sanitary conditions that threatened water and food supplies. Today, IDPH has programs to deal with persistent problems that require continued vigilance – infectious diseases, such as AIDS (acquired immunodeficiency syndrome), HIV (human immunodeficiency virus), SARS (severe acute respiratory syndrome) and meningococcal disease; foodborne and communicable diseases, such as E. coli 0157: H7, monkeypox, salmonella and West Nile virus; vaccine preventable diseases; lead poisoning; lack of health care in rural areas; health disparities among racial groups, breast, cervical and prostate cancer; Alzheimer's disease; and other health threats -- sexually transmitted diseases, tobacco use, violence, and other conditions associated with high-risk behaviors. In addition, IDPH has been charged with handling the state's response to the COVID-19 pandemic and the threat of bioterrorism. IDPH, which is one of the state's oldest agencies, was first organized in 1877 with a staff of three and a two-year budget of $5,000. IDPH, now has an annual budget of $2.9 billion in state and federal funds, headquarters in Springfield and Chicago, seven regional offices located around the state, three laboratories, and 1,200 employees. IDPH is organized into 12 offices, each of which addresses a distinct area of public health. Each office operates and supports numerous ongoing programs and is prepared to respond to extraordinary situations as they arise.

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