Lead Health Scientist/Public Health Director Overdose Response Strategy
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
Atlanta, Georgia, United States
Jessica Wolff is a lead health scientist within the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), National Center for Injury Prevention and Control. She is the public health and public safety team lead in the Division of Overdose Prevention and also serves as the public health director of the Overdose Response Strategy (ORS). The ORS is a national public health and public safety program and a partnership between the CDC and the High Intensity Drug Trafficking Areas (HIDTA) program to prevent and reduce overdose. In this capacity, Ms. Wolff coordinates with federal partners at the Office of National Drug Control Policy, HIDTA, and the Bureau of Justice Assistance and provides oversight to a team at the CDC Foundation that supports 60 ORS public health analysts. Ms. Wolff has 12 years of program evaluation and project management experience in various public health fields, including global HIV/AIDS prevention, youth suicide prevention, and children’s mental health services.
Tuesday, October 22, 2024
8:00 AM – 9:30 AM ET