Jill Jim | |
|---|---|
| Member of the COVID-19 Advisory Board | |
| In office November 9, 2020–January 20, 2021 | |
| Director of the Navajo Department of Health | |
| In office 2019–2020 | |
| Personal details | |
| Education | Northern Arizona University (BA) University of Utah (PhD) |
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.
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]
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]
Jim is originally from Navajo Mountain,Utah. [4] Jim is fluent in the Navajo language and a member of the Navajo Nation. [1]
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