Research Analyst III / State System Development Initiative Coordinator, Program Manager North Dakota Birth Defects Surveillance and Monitoring, Children’s Special Health Services, North Dakota Department of Health, Bismarck, ND, USA - Directing ongoing state level needs assessment for the maternal and child health population:• Instrumental in collecting and interpreting data for ongoing needs… Show more Research Analyst III / State System Development Initiative Coordinator, Program Manager North Dakota Birth Defects Surveillance and Monitoring, Children’s Special Health Services, North Dakota Department of Health, Bismarck, ND, USA - Directing ongoing state level needs assessment for the maternal and child health population:• Instrumental in collecting and interpreting data for ongoing needs assessment• Collecting data for health status indicators, health system capacity indicators, federal and state performance measures and outcome measures• Instrumental in annual planning, needs assessment, evaluation and strategic planning• Gathering annual data for outcome and performance measures for federal Maternal Child Health (MCH) block Grant• Provide training to State Health officials• Advancing access to data through linkage of datasets• Improving data capacity to enhance MCH epidemiology• Establishing community-based systems of care for the MCH population by enhancing capacity for needs assessment, data collection, performance monitoring, and surveillance• Actively participate in state and community task forces, workgroups, and committees• Providing consultation, technical, and financial assistance for community needs assessment activities• Dispersing information through a variety of communication mediums• Conducting general and technical duties related to State System Development Initiative (SSDI) and MCH block grant• Securing Federal funding by completing State System Development Initiative and MCH block grant application• Managing data including analysis and mining• Representing the State of North Dakota at National and Regional meetings• Funding and managing multiple projects at the State level to enhance data capacity and coordinating clinics pertaining to MCH• Show less