Chief Health Opportunity Advisor
Office of Health Opportunity, Ohio Department of Health
Jamie Carmichael serves as the Chief Health Opportunity Advisor at the Ohio Department of Health. Jamie leads the new Office of Health Opportunity (OHO), which is focused on the ensuring that all of Ohio’s communities have a fair and just opportunity to thrive. OHO aims to eliminate population level health disparities through the aligning and focusing strategic resources on communities with the highest levels of need. Since July of 2021, OHO has secured over $31M in federal funding to support health equity efforts across Ohio, developed hundreds of new community partnerships, and created several tools for operationalizing equity in state government. Jamie currently chairs the Governor’s Taskforce on Eliminating Racial Disparities in Infant Mortality. She holds a MA in Political Science and Public Administration from Ohio University, and BAs in Criminal Justice and Sociology from Kent State University.