Job Description and Duties This position supports the California Department of Public Health’s (CDPH) mission and strategic plan by working toward achieving a tobacco-free California and to reduce tobacco-related illness and premature deaths by implementing programs to reduce tobacco use and exposure to secondhand smoke. Under the direction of the Staff Services Manager I (SSM I), Chief, Communications Unit, the Health Program Specialist I (HPS I) performs a full range of complex research responsibilities associated with conducting a statewide comprehensive education program to inform the public of the activities and objectives of the California Department of Public Health (CDPH), Tobacco Control Branch (TCB). The incumbent will practice a high leve