Meet Dr. Janice Phillips
Janice Phillips, PhD, RN, CENP, FAAN, is an experienced clinician, researcher, educator, nurse regulator, author, and public policy advocate in the health care arena. Janice is the recipient of the Martin Luther King Jr. Humanitarian Award, the University of Illinois College of Nursing SAGE Award, the National Black Nurses' Association Lifetime Achievement Award, four distinguished alumni awards and others. In 2000, Janice was inducted into the American Academy of Nursing for her distinguished contributions to addressing breast cancer disparities nationally and internationally.
Dr. Phillips holds a BSN from North Park College, an MS in Community Health from St. Xavier School of Nursing, and a PhD from the University of Illinois College of Nursing.
On July 10, 2023, Governor Pritzker appointed Dr. Phillips to serve as the Assistant Director of the Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH). As Assistant Director, she leads efforts focused on eliminating health disparities and advancing health equity across the state through the establishment of new and strengthening existing collaborations between IDPH and external community partners, including 97 certified local health departments throughout Illinois.