Essential Duties/Responsibilities:

• Identifies unintentional and intentional injury-related data and surveillance needs.
• Develops and implements injury data and surveillance plan and identifies gaps.
• Collects, manages, and analyzes injury-related data from various sources.
• Summarizes and disseminates data analysis results related to injury across the life span, including writing reports, oral presentations and manuscripts on key findings, disseminating data effectively to a variety of audiences, and offering policy recommendations for trauma and injury prevention.
• Creates and updates burden reports, fact sheets, and social media messaging for the IDOH Trauma and Injury Prevention Division.
• Provides assistance with funding opportunity and grant proposal preparation and grants management, particularly as related to data, reporting, and evaluation for injury incidence and prevention.
• Updates and creates new content for the Preventing Injuries in Indiana: A Resource Guide with appropriate data analysis findings and best practices.
• Collaborates with members of the Trauma and Injury Prevention Division and responds to epidemiologic needs of the Trauma and Injury Prevention Division, including internal and external data requests.
• Provides epidemiologic expertise and technical assistance to internal and external partners, including state agencies and coalitions.
• Assists staff and state health officials in preparing reports and communications on epidemiology of injury, such as the CDC State Injury Indicators and special emphasis reports.
• Actively participates in ongoing intra- and inter-agency collaborations and initiatives related to injury.
• Oversees the Injury Prevention Advisory Council (IPAC) including bi-monthly meetings, bi-weekly newsletters, social media content related to injury prevention.