Lindsay Haskell
Kuna
Summary
Dedicated health professional prepared to excel in managing and optimizing health programs. Proven ability to lead, innovate and collaborate by implementing impactful health initiatives and foster community partnerships. Reliable team player with focus on achieving results and adapting to changing needs. Skilled in program development and strategic planning.
Overview
21
21
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Behavioral Health Program Manager
Idaho Community Health Center Association
01.2024 - Current
- Negotiate, develop, and monitor grants and contracts with government agencies, health providers, and community partners, ensuring compliance with regulatory requirements, budgets and performance metrics
- Collaborated with cross-functional teams for successful program implementation and evaluation.
- Enhanced participant engagement through strategic communication and outreach efforts.
- Improved program efficiency by streamlining operational processes.
- Facilitated capacity building for continuous improvement of health programs.
- Spearheaded cross-functional collaborations among stakeholders to facilitate information sharing and drive collective action on key issues.
- Conducted regular reviews of program deliverables, ensuring timely completion of milestones and alignment with overarching goals.
Adjunct Faculty
College of Western Idaho
01.2023 - Current
- Fostered a positive learning environment by encouraging student participation
- Collaborated with fellow faculty members to enhance curriculum and teaching methods
- Developed engaging course content, facilitated discussions, provided guidance, and evaluated performance in an online class format
Health Program Specialist, DIS Workforce Development, HIV, STD & Hepatitis Section
Idaho Department of Health & Welfare, Division of Public Health
07.2022 - 07.2024
- Developed and monitored budgets and grant deliverables of federal grants
- Monitor and manage subgrants and contracts with partner agencies
- Project Management and Data Analysis
- Developed Health Communication and Education Campaigns
- Facilitated Community of Practice
- Built new partnerships and collaborations and community engagement
- Coordinated with local agencies to enhance health program delivery.
- Trained team members on best practices for health program implementation.
- Led cross-functional teams in the planning, implementation, and evaluation of public health projects.
- Promoted health information programs to public officials, community groups and agencies.
- Conducted assessments of existing health programs and made recommendations for reorganization, overhauling or scrapping various initiatives.
Public Health Program Manager II
Central District Health
01.2013 - 01.2022
- Other roles during tenure at CDH: Epidemiologist, Program Specialist, Technical Records Specialist, and Medical Assistant
- Developed and monitored budgets and deliverables for 6+ subgrants, over one million dollars per year
- Utilized management principles to develop and oversee program policies and procedures, and staff
- Lead COVID-19 Response for the epidemiology program for district serving over 500,000 residents in 4 counties from urban to frontier
- Created investigation and monitoring program including documents, policies, and procedures
- Adjusted program as needs and requirements changed, evaluated for quality and effectiveness
- Trained 70+ team members
- Hired 30+ staff members from entry to professional level
- 8 direct reports of professional staff/epidemiologists, and 25+ indirect reports and interns
- Responsible for performance evaluations and disciplinary decisions
- Liaison with healthcare facilities, schools, daycares and the public
- Situations often included difficult questions regarding sensitive information during high stress situations such as outbreaks or new disease diagnosis
- Developed and maintained extensive partnerships between local and state stakeholders to achieve timely and accurate reporting, shared vision of disease prevention and understanding of current trends
- Performed disease surveillance activities; evaluate data and reports for quarterly and yearly contract reports, strategic planning, and QA processes
- Ensured compliance was maintained
- Conducted media interviews as subject matter expert for communicable disease to include television and radio
- Backup Public Information Officer
- Aided in creation and review of press releases and education materials
- Participated in Communications and Branding Taskforce to improve agency communication, cohesive brand and climate
- Taskforce aided in update of agency values and was responsible for introducing into agency
- Specialized in HIV, STD and Hepatitis
Medical Assistant
Snake River Oncology
01.2012 - 01.2013
Office Assistant
Prescription Center Homecare
01.2004 - 01.2010
Education
Doctor of Public Health -
Walden University
Minneapolis, MN03.2025
Master of Science - Health Science with Public Health Emphasis
Excelsior College
Albany, NY12.2021
Bachelor of Health Science - Leadership/Management
Excelsior College
Albany, NY06.2016
Associate of Applied Science - Medical Asst.
Eastern Idaho Technical College
Idaho Falls, ID07.2012
Skills
- Program management
- Health initiatives
- Project planning
- Team leadership
- Budget management
- Stakeholder engagement
- Strategic planning
- Community outreach
Accomplishments
Dunne EM, Morgan E, Wells-Moore B, et al. COVID-19 Outbreaks in Correctional Facilities with Work-Release Programs –Idaho, July –November 2020. MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep 2021;70:589-594. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.15585/mmwr.mm7016a3externalicon.
Certification
- HIV Prevention Academic Detailing – NARCAD
- Motivational Interviewing
- National Coalition of STD Directors Policy Academy Participant Idaho
- Advisory Council on HIV and AIDS - Technical Advisor, current
- Policy Committee Member, Idaho Immunization Coalition, former
- Secretary, SIDRA Board, former
- Media & Marketing, SIDRA, former
Timeline
Behavioral Health Program Manager
Idaho Community Health Center Association
01.2024 - Current
Adjunct Faculty
College of Western Idaho
01.2023 - Current
Health Program Specialist, DIS Workforce Development, HIV, STD & Hepatitis Section
Idaho Department of Health & Welfare, Division of Public Health
07.2022 - 07.2024
Public Health Program Manager II
Central District Health
01.2013 - 01.2022
Medical Assistant
Snake River Oncology
01.2012 - 01.2013
Office Assistant
Prescription Center Homecare
01.2004 - 01.2010
Master of Science - Health Science with Public Health Emphasis
Excelsior College
Bachelor of Health Science - Leadership/Management
Excelsior College
Associate of Applied Science - Medical Asst.
Eastern Idaho Technical College
Doctor of Public Health -
Walden University
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