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College Health Corps VISTA, Community Dental Care (MNCC)
 
 
 
The Community Dental Care mission is to ensure equal access to quality dental care and preventive education for all. As a community clinic serving low-income and minority people, we provide a full range of clinical services, preventive education programs and training for dental professionals. Of the 47,000 patients seen at our two Twin City clinics last year, 83% were on public programs and 80% were a minority. In December 2012, we opened a new six-chair clinic with a staff of 15 in Rochester, MN. Since opening, we have experienced a tremendous demand for services, providing treatment for over 45 patients a day with 93% of these on public programs. We are currently booked five weeks out! This overwhelming response has left our staff little opportunity to connect with other health care providers in the community or to develop programs to improve oral health care for our new patients. A VISTA will help our CDC-Rochester clinic fill this gap. The position will be responsible for leading a number of activities that will help us meet two goals—to increase access to oral health care services and to increase knowledge of health and oral health for low-income and minority communities. The challenge will be to adapt processes, new services and new programming to the extremely high needs of low-income minority and immigrant communities from Rochester and surrounding areas, and to develop materials that are culturally and linguistically appropriate to different levels of health literacy.
 
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Member Duties : •Develop and implement a patient outreach/recruitment plan and increase community knowledge of oral health resources available in SE MN. •Develop and implement a volunteer services plan to increase volunteer participation in oral health educational outreach and fundraising. •Plan and execute two or more community events with college partners to both fundraise and collect oral hygiene supplies to distribute to low-income children and adults. •Implement the CDC “Program to Improve Community Oral Health” (PICOH), providing prevention and educational programming, including in-clinic, outreach and school-based services for children and pregnant mothers. The goal is to incorporate and adapt the program to the specific needs of the Rochester community and to consolidate and standardize all PICOH processes and materials. Interviews will occur on a rolling basis and preference will be given to candidates who apply before April 12. Candidates must also email a resume and cover letter.
 
Program Benefits : Childcare assistance if eligible ,  Choice of Education Award or End of Service Stipend ,  Relocation Allowance ,  Education award upon successful completion of service ,  Living Allowance ,  Health Coverage* . 
 
 
*For details about AmeriCorps VISTA healthcare benefits, please visit https://americorps.gov/members-volunteers/vista/benefits.
 
Terms :
None
 
Service Areas :
Health ,  Children/Youth ,  Education ,  Community Outreach . 
 
Skills :
General Skills ,  Recruitment ,  Non-Profit Management ,  Writing/Editing ,  Community Organization ,  Communications ,  Public Health ,  Leadership ,  Social Services ,  Public Speaking ,  Team Work ,  Education ,  Fund raising/Grant Writing . 
 
 
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SUMMARY
Program Type:
AmeriCorps VISTA
Program
College Health Corps VISTA, Community Dental Care (MNCC)
Program Start/End Date
06/17/2013  -   06/20/2014
Work Schedule Full Time
Education level
College graduate
Age Requirement
Minimum:  18    Maximum:  None
Program Locations MINNESOTA  
Languages
English
Prefer Spanish, Hmong, Somali
Accepting Applications
From  02/27/2013  To  04/26/2013 
Contact Ann Copeland
1926 Collegeview Rd E
Rochester   MN   55904
651-925-8412
anncopeland@cdentc.org
www.cdentc.org
Listing ID 48729

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