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Air Quality & Food Systems Coordinator VISTA (Hood River)
 
 
 
This position joins Oregon Health Authority’s statewide AmeriCorps VISTA team. In addition to activities at your individual site, each member receives additional orientation, training throughout the year, team meetings, and the support of the team leaders and project director based at the state public health agency. For more information about the OHA AmeriCorps VISTA Partnership Project, please visit: http://healthoregon.org/vista. Selections are made on a rolling basis and early applications are strongly encouraged. The last day to submit an application is Sunday, July 17th, 2022. OSU Extension Service engages people of Oregon with research-based knowledge and education. The Family & Community Health program provides education through lenses of equity, inclusivity, plain-language, and trauma-informed outreach to improve health and wellbeing in our community, particularly for low-income individuals. We are seeking an AmeriCorps member to improve access to clean air and healthy food in The Gorge. Our ideal member shares those values and seeks an opportunity to serve in a vibrant, innovative, and collaborative workplace. The member will live and work in the “gorge-ous” Columbia River Gorge, a community nationally recognized for its collaborative approaches to creating a culture of health. With the innovative public health work happening in Oregon, The Gorge is a wonderful place to explore a future in public health. The OHA AmeriCorps VISTA Partnership Project is committed to building a diverse workforce to strengthen our work in Oregon communities. We value applicants who can bring lived experience to further OHA’s strategic goal to eliminate health inequities by 2030.
 
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Member Duties : This member will gain skills in project management, systems change, community organizing and engagement, collective impact, and health education. This will improve emergency response, air quality monitoring, community resiliency in the face of climate change, and improved communication systems that will ensure vulnerable community members receive critical health information. Tasks: 1) Determine locations for 10 new air quality monitors in Hood River and Wasco Counties. 2) Support the development and implementation of a community response plan for smoke management. 3) Collaborate with Columbia Gorge Food Security Coalition to develop and administer a community-wide food security assessment. 4) Establish raised bed gardens for a community garden pilot project. 5) Support a 3-session “Eat Together Eat Better” course. 6) Collaborate with schools to enhance classroom physical activity kits and training.
 
Program Benefits : Stipend ,  Relocation Allowance ,  Choice of Education Award or End of Service Stipend ,  Transit pass ,  Education award upon successful completion of service ,  Childcare assistance if eligible ,  Living Allowance ,  Training ,  Health Coverage* . 
 
 
*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 :
Environment ,  Community and Economic Development ,  Health ,  Community Outreach ,  Education . 
 
Skills :
Communications ,  Public Health ,  Education ,  Environment ,  Community Organization ,  Leadership ,  Social Services . 
 
 
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SUMMARY
Program Type:
AmeriCorps VISTA
Program
Air Quality & Food Systems Coordinator VISTA (Hood River)
Program Start/End Date
08/15/2022  -   08/14/2023
Work Schedule Full Time
Education level
College graduate
Age Requirement
Minimum:  21    Maximum:  None
Program Locations OREGON  
Languages
English
Accepting Applications
From  05/13/2022  To  07/22/2022 
Contact Danielle Brown
800 NE Oregon St
Portland   OR   97232
15038943913
danielle.y.brown@dhsoha.state.or.us
www.healthoregon.org/vista
Listing ID 112233

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