Healthy Rural Communities Manager

The Massachusetts Department of Public Health (DPH) is seeking a strategic and collaborative leader to serve as the Healthy Rural Communities Manager within the Rural Health Transformation Program (RHTP), a landmark $896 million investment aimed at strengthening healthcare access, improving population health, and enhancing long-term health outcomes across rural Massachusetts. As the Initiative Lead for Healthy Rural Communities, this role will guide efforts to prevent chronic disease through community interventions, expand access to conditions that are supportive of health, and advance health equity for rural residents, particularly vulnerable and underserved populations. This highly visible position offers the opportunity to lead a complex, multi-stakeholder initiative that brings together community partners like community organizations, municipalities, healthcare providers, residents, state agencies, and governance partners to drive meaningful systems change. The selected candidate w...