Jill Jim

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.

Jill Jim
EducationNorthern Arizona University (BA)
University of Utah (MHA, MPH, PhD)
OccupationHealth administrator, epidemiologist

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 fluent in the Navajo language and a member of the Navajo Nation.[1]

References
  1. "Key appointments for Nez-Lizer administration announced; await confirmation by council". Navajo-Hopi Observer News. January 22, 2019. Retrieved 2020-11-29.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  2. Jim, Jill (2017). "Healthcare Cost and Utilization Differences among American Indian and Alaska Native Compared with Non-Hispanic White Patients with Lung Cancer".{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  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.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
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