Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention
Maine Health and Human Services
Key Bank Plaza 6th Floor
11 SHS
Augusta,
ME
USA
04333
Email:
lisa.tuttle@maine.gov
Biographical Sketch:
Maine Department of Human Services,
Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention Augusta, ME August 2001 – Present
Director, Office Of Public Health Informatics, Integrated Public Health Information System: Direct development of strategic informatics planning and management structure for MCDC; develop IT portfolio management and agency prioritization and decision-making structures; Direct all aspects of development, implementation and deployment of the MCDC’s comprehensive public health integrated data system Direct Maine Common Ground for improving public health preparedness processes.
Director, Maine Immunization Program: Direct all aspects of statewide Immunization Program. Oversee program planning, development and evaluation; provide budget oversight
Medical Care Development, Inc., Augusta, ME November 1999 – August 2001
Project Director, Maine Women’s Health Campaign; Maine Consortium for Clinical Office System Improvement: Develop, implement and monitor programs to improve the well-being of Maine residents. Build relationships with public and private funders. Write grant proposals, perform policy development and legislative advocacy leading to procurement of $200,000 in new funds for FY 2000. Oversee contract administration and performance monitoring. Build and sustain coalitions and partnerships; provide technical assistance and training opportunities for health professionals; prepare reports and presentations, coordinate and communicate private and public health efforts. Cultivate primary care case-study sites for quality innovations. Design and implement clinical quality improvement interventions focused on preventive services and chronic illness care. Write and disseminate press releases and public relations documents.
Howard Brown Health Center, Chicago, IL January 1998 – September 1999
Women’s Program Director: Directed the development and expansion of a comprehensive, community-based primary care program for medically underserved women. Designed and implemented clinical, prevention, research and health education programs; supervised clinical, administrative and outreach staff. Worked collaboratively with interdisciplinary management team. Developed and staffed Women’s Research Committee; identified and guided research opportunities; procured research funds. Identified, developed and nurtured collaborations with local and national agencies. Developed and staffed community advisory board. Performed community needs assessment; gathered and analyzed health data.
Chicago Department of Public Health, Chicago, IL May 1995 – January 1998
Public Health Administrator, Office of Planning and Policy Development, 5/96 - 1/98: Under Assistant Director of Planning, managed grants development as part of a team yielding $64 million annually. Collaborated to design public health programs; provided technical assistance with budget preparation, evaluation design. Staffed Chicago’s nationally recognized Violence Prevention Strategic Planning Project.
Planning Consultant, 5/95 - 8/95: Researched and wrote the Robert Taylor Initiative Working Paper, a comprehensive plan to improve the well-being of residents in one of the nation’s most impoverished housing developments. Synthesized epidemiological, socio-economic, administrative data from health programs and surveillance reports. Performed qualitative process assessment. Developed and refined program goals, objectives and activities. Consulted on public health and prevention theory. Provided technical assistance for program budget, evaluation.