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Biden-Harris transition team recruits Navajo Nation doctor for COVID-19 advisory board

In a press release, the president-elect's team said Dr. Jill Jim, of the Navajo Nation, will help the incoming administration tackle the pandemic.

Biden-Harris transition team recruits Navajo Nation doctor for COVID-19 advisory board

In a press release, the president-elect's team said Dr. Jill Jim, of the Navajo Nation, will help the incoming administration tackle the pandemic.

STELLA? STELLA: THAT’S RIGHT. WE’RE LEARNING THE WOMAN WHO LEADS THE NAVAJO NATION’S DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH WILL JOIN THE BIDEN-HARRIS COVID-19 ADVISORY BOARD. TONIGHT, A MEMBER OF THE NAVAJO NATION WILL TURN HER ATTENTION FROM FIGHTING COVID HERE TO TACKLING THE VIRUS AT THE FEDERAL LEVEL. >> WE ARE GURANTEEED TO HAVE A SEAT AT THE TABLE. STELLA: NAVAJO NATION PRESIDENT JONATHAN NEZ TOLD KOAT EARLIER THIS MONTH THAT THE INDIGENIOUS COMMUNITY WILL HAVE A LOUDER VOICE WITH A BIDEN PRESIDENCY. HIS WORDS BECAME REALITY THIS WEEKEND. THE BIDEN-HARRIS TRANSITION TEAM ANNOUNCED DR. JILL JIM, THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE NAVAJO NATION’S DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH, WILL JOIN THEIR COVID-19 ADVISORY BOARD. IN A STATEMENT, DR. JIM SAID, "I LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING WITH FELLOW MEMBERS OF THE ADVISORY BOARD TO HELP PREPARE AN URGENT, ROBUST, AND PROFESSIONAL RESPONSE TO THE GLOBAL PUBLIC HEALTH CRISIS FOR PRESIDENT-ELECT BIDEN TO LEAD WITH ON DAY ONE." DR. JIM WAS APPOINTED BY NEZ TO LEAD THE NAVAJO’S DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH IN JANUARY. NEZ SAID THE PREVENTATIVE MEASURES AND RESTRICTIONS PUT FORTH BY DR. JIM AND OTHER PUBLIC HEALTH EXPERTS HAVE BECOME A MODEL FOR OTHER STATES. >> THERE IS A SECOND WAVE THAT WE ARE EXPERIENCING, SO FIRST OF ALL, PEOPLE NEED TO BE AWARE THAT THIS IS HAPPENING AGAIN, INFORMING NOT ONLY TRIBAL LEADERS BUT COMMUNITY LEADERS. STELLA: SHE HOLDS A DOCTORATE DEGREE AND TWO MASTERS DEGREES FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF UTAH, INCLUDING A BACHELORS DEGREE FROM NORTHERN ARIZONA UNIVERSITY. NOW, DR. JIM ALSO WORKED RIGHT HERE IN ALBUQUERUQE AT THIS FACILITY BEHIND ME. SHE WAS A HEALTHCARE ANALYST FOR HEALTH INSIGHT. LIVE IN ALBUQUERQUE, STELLA SUN, KOAT ACTION 7 NEWS. KALYN: STELLA, THANK YOU. THE COVID-19 ADVISORY BOARD WILL WORK TO PLAN OUT WHAT THE BIDEN-HARRIS ADMINISTRATION
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Biden-Harris transition team recruits Navajo Nation doctor for COVID-19 advisory board

In a press release, the president-elect's team said Dr. Jill Jim, of the Navajo Nation, will help the incoming administration tackle the pandemic.

The Biden-Harris transition team announced the executive director of the Navajo Nation's Department of Health will join their COVID-19 advisory board. In a press release, the president-elect's team said Dr. Jill Jim, of the Navajo Nation, will help the incoming administration tackle the pandemic. " leadership has been essential to the COVID-19 response on the Navajo Nation, as the Navajo Department of Health is authorized to respond to the declared public health emergency," the Biden-Harris transition team press release said. According to the Biden-Harris transition team website, the COVID-19 advisory board is a "team of leading public health experts helping President-elect Biden, Vice President-elect Harris, and the transition prepare to implement a robust and aggressive response to contain the virus."Dr. Jim was appointed by Navajo Nation President Jonathan Nez in January 2020 to run the tribal nation's Department of Health.In a statement President Nez said, “Dr. Jim’s extensive public health experience and expertise has been a major benefit for the Navajo Nation throughout the COVID-19 pandemic and now she will serve on a much broader level to help fight this modern-day monster throughout the country."Dr. Jim holds a doctorate and two masters degrees from the University of Utah, including a bachelors degree from Northern Arizona University. Dr. Jim said in a press release, “I am proud to serve as a member of the Biden-Harris Transition COVID-19 Advisory Board. I look forward to working with fellow members of the advisory board to help prepare an urgent, robust, and professional response to the global public health crisis, for President-elect Biden to lead with on day one."

The Biden-Harris transition team announced the executive director of the Navajo Nation's Department of Health will join their COVID-19 advisory board.

In a press release, the president-elect's team said Dr. Jill Jim, of the Navajo Nation, will help the incoming administration tackle the pandemic.

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"[Dr. Jim's] leadership has been essential to the COVID-19 response on the Navajo Nation, as the Navajo Department of Health is authorized to respond to the declared public health emergency," the Biden-Harris transition team press release said.

According to the Biden-Harris transition team website, the COVID-19 advisory board is a "team of leading public health experts helping President-elect Biden, Vice President-elect Harris, and the transition prepare to implement a robust and aggressive response to contain the virus."

Dr. Jim was appointed by Navajo Nation President Jonathan Nez in January 2020 to run the tribal nation's Department of Health.

In a statement President Nez said, “Dr. Jim’s extensive public health experience and expertise has been a major benefit for the Navajo Nation throughout the COVID-19 pandemic and now she will serve on a much broader level to help fight this modern-day monster throughout the country."

Dr. Jim holds a doctorate and two masters degrees from the University of Utah, including a bachelors degree from Northern Arizona University.

Dr. Jim said in a press release, “I am proud to serve as a member of the Biden-Harris Transition COVID-19 Advisory Board. I look forward to working with fellow members of the advisory board to help prepare an urgent, robust, and professional response to the global public health crisis, for President-elect Biden to lead with on day one."