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OHA Lake County Population Health VISTA
 
 
 
This position joins the Oregon Health Authority’s statewide VISTA team. In addition to activities at your individual site, each member receives additional orientation, training throughout the year, team retreats and meetings, and the support of the team leaders and project director based at the state public health agency. For more information about the Oregon Health Authority VISTA Partnership Program, please visit: http://healthoregon.org/vista. Selections are made on a rolling basis and early applications are strongly encouraged. Lake Health District includes outpatient and specialty clinic services in Oregon and California; a critical access hospital; and countywide behavioral health services. It also operates the county public health department. Lake Health District’s Population Health Department aims to help Lake County residents live healthier lives. Our department uses data to inform decision-making. We believe the community itself must drive change; our mantra is “nothing about us without us.” You will join the team in its mission to empower residents to take charge of their own health. Your focus will be low-income individuals in communities outside Lakeview, which, at about 2,800 people, is the county’s major population center. Here in Lakeview, year-round outdoor recreation opportunities and gorgeous scenery are abound, and small-town community spirit is alive and well, with neighbors who watch out for one another and strangers who smile at you on the street. (Those neighbors include deer and quail!) With the innovative population health work happening in Oregon, Lakeview is a wonderful place to explore a future in public health. The OHA VISTA Partnership Project is committed to building a diverse workforce to broaden and deepen our work in the communities we serve. We strongly encourage candidates from communities of color, disability, LGBTQIA, and linguistically diverse populations to consider application to our positions.
 
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Member Duties : The AmeriCorps member will identify health challenges of people in poverty in Lake County and draft recommendations by holding listening sessions; identifying volunteers to support and advance those recommendations; and identifying projects, opportunities, and grants to empower people in poverty to effect change in their communities. The member will support outreach efforts to Medicaid members in Lake County by evaluating previous and current efforts. This will be done by coordinating a committee tasked with assessing the effectiveness of website and social media presence and making recommendations to a county advisory council. The member will help partners develop strategies to increase food access and education opportunities. This will include developing a plan for sustaining and expanding nutrition education in Lake County, supporting a Lakeview food bank’s visioning and action plan development process, and identifying and applying for funding to support the action plan.
 
Program Benefits : Health Coverage* ,  Free Gym Membership ,  Choice of Education Award or End of Service Stipend ,  Living Allowance ,  Training ,  Childcare assistance if eligible ,  Relocation Allowance . 
 
 
*For details about AmeriCorps VISTA healthcare benefits, please visit https://americorps.gov/members-volunteers/vista/benefits.
 
Terms :
Car recommended ,  Permits attendance at school during off hours ,  Permits working at another job during off hours . 
 
Service Areas :
Hunger ,  Health ,  Community Outreach . 
 
Skills :
Team Work ,  Community Organization ,  Writing/Editing ,  Public Health ,  Fund raising/Grant Writing . 
 
 
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SUMMARY
Program Type:
AmeriCorps VISTA
Program
OHA Lake County Population Health VISTA
Program Start/End Date
06/07/2021  -   06/06/2022
Work Schedule Full Time
Education level
College graduate
Age Requirement
Minimum:  18    Maximum:  None
Program Locations OREGON  
Languages
English
Accepting Applications
From  03/19/2021  To  05/07/2021 
Contact Danielle Brown
800 NE Oregon St.
Portland   OR   97232
503-894-3913
danielle.y.brown@dhsoha.state.or.us
healthoregon.org/vista
Listing ID 100938

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