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{{short description|American health administrator and epidemiologist}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name                = Jill Jim
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| office              = Member of the [[COVID-19 Advisory Board]]
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| education           = [[Northern Arizona University]] (BA) <br> [[University of Utah]] (PhD)
| office1             = Director of the Navajo Department of Health
| term                = November 9, 2020–January 20, 2021
| term1               = 2019–2020
}}
'''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]].
== 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.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=January 22, 2019|title=Key appointments for Nez-Lizer administration announced; await confirmation by council|url=https://www.nhonews.com/news/2019/jan/22/key-appointments-nez-lizer-administration-announce/|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2020-11-29|website=Navajo-Hopi Observer News|language=en}}</ref> 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]].<ref>{{Cite web|last=Jim|first=Jill|date=2017|title=Healthcare Cost and Utilization Differences among American Indian and Alaska Native Compared with Non-Hispanic White Patients with Lung Cancer|url=https://pqdtopen.proquest.com/doc/2188047690.html?FMT=ABS|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=|website=}}</ref>
== 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.<ref name=":0" /> On November 28, 2020, Jim was announced as a member of U.S. President-elect [[Joe Biden]]'s [[COVID-19 Advisory Board]].<ref>{{Cite web|last=Landers|first=Jamie|date=November 28, 2020|title=Navajo Nation's Jill Jim named to President-elect Joe Biden's COVID-19 Advisory Board|url=https://www.azcentral.com/story/news/local/arizona/2020/11/28/navajo-nation-jill-jim-joins-president-elect-joe-biden-covid-19-advisory-board/6453955002/|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2020-11-29|website=The Arizona Republic|language=en-US}}</ref>
== Personal life ==
Jim is originally from [[Navajo Mountain, Utah|Navajo Mountain]], Utah.<ref>{{Cite web |last1=Seikaly |first1=Simone |last2=Nov. 29 |first2=KSL NewsRadio {{!}} Posted- |last3=A.m |first3=2020 at 11:50 |title=Navajo health executive to serve on Biden COVID-19 advisory board |url=https://www.ksl.com/article/50057681/navajo-health-executive-to-serve-on-biden-covid-19-advisory-board |access-date=2022-10-28 |website=www.ksl.com |language=en}}</ref> Jim is fluent in the [[Navajo language]] and a member of the [[Navajo Nation]].<ref name=":0" />
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