JOYGETZENBERG
University of Illinois at Chicago School of Public Health, 1603 W. Taylor, Chicago, IL 60612 | 312-413-8854 | joygetz@uic.edu
EDUCATION
University of Chicago
School of Social Service Administration
MA
1978
George Washington University
BA in Sociology, minor in Psychology
1976
CURRENT PROFESSIONAL POSITIONS
Clinical Assistant Professor, Health Policy and Administration
University of Illinois at Chicago School of Public Health
2011-present
DrPH Program in Leadership, UIC SPH
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Member of DrPH program management team
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Advise and serve as main liaison to DrPH students during first two years of
distance-based program
January 2011 – present
COURSES TAUGHT
UIC SPH - Principles of Management in Public Health (MPH program)
UIC SPH – Capstone Advisor (MPH program)
UIC SPH - Leadership in Public Health Policy Development (DrPH program)
UIC SPH - Introduction to Public Health Policy
Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Public Health Policy
PREVIOUS PROFESSIONAL POSITIONS
Chicago Department of Public Health
Various positions; most recently had served as Assistant Commissioner
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Directed a 6-person division responsible for policy analysis and internal and systems planning;
including legislative analyses, preparing hearing testimony, and monitoring developments
in the health care system
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Conducted community needs assessments, ongoing environmental scanning, strategic planning
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Served as advisor to health commissioner on strategic issues, environmental scanning
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Demonstrated expertise includes Medicaid, maternal and child health, chronic disease policy,
access to care issues, models of primary care delivery, “Health in All Policies”
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Staffed Chicago Board of Health and FQHC board
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Co-founded and staffed Northern Illinois Public Health Consortium, a group of local health
departments that through networking and collaborative action build constituencies and
Influence legislation and policies concerning the public health issues of the region
Northwestern Memorial Hospital
Community Health Analyst
Liaison between medical center and two independent, community-based primary care centers
funded by the hospital. Planned and implemented the successful merger of two community health
clinics affiliated with separate academic medical centers. Feasibility study included community
needs assessment, survey of existing health centers and projections for future health service
demand. Implementation included determining staffing model, service complement,
governance model, operational procedures, budget and funding.
Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine Department of Preventive Medicine
Lecturer, Program in Public Health
January 1985 – January 2011
1979-1985
2011
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SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH COMMITTEES
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2011-present
Executive Committee
Admissions Committee
HPA MPH Planning Committee
Strategic Directions: Organizational Design workgroup
PUBLIC HEALTH SCHOLARLY PRACTICE ACTIVITIES
Informal consultant to Adler School of Professional Psychology on Health Impact Assessment work
Served on UIC consultant group to develop State Health Improvement Plan implementation phase
Serve on Project Team to develop and implement MOU between IDPH and UICSPH
Informal consultant to UICSPHP Mid-America Center of Public Health Practice
PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS
American Public Health Association
2011-present
January 2011 – January 2012
January 2013 – present
January 2011 – present